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Family Life In Sparta's Militaristic Culture

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Sparta was made famous for their militaristic culture in which they used to expand their city-state throughout Ancient Greece as well as becoming one of the leading city-states and resolving issues that arose due to the amount of population that they had.
Sparta was a city-state that mainly revolved around its military, holding very strict military values and codes of discipline for the men that were to serve in this prestigious army. At the mere and tender age of seven, most boys would be sent to the barracks to be trained, in order that they might be used by the city-state. In this way, family life in Sparta was inhibited from developing strong familial ties for the place of developing generations dedicated to the polis. If some boys were

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