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 ** The Spartan Warrior Culture **

The Spartan culture is a culture based upon its warriors. Spartan men had one goal and duty in life; To fight and die for Sparta. The women were to breed more Spartan warriors. The society unlike others was not devoted to art, literature, architecture, exploration, and commerce. Instead though they developed a society around warriors. The warriors were the highest people, everyone looked up to the Spartan warriors as heroes. Their training technically began the day they were born. If you were not a healthy baby, the society did not want you. They would put sickly babies outside the city walls leaving them to die. Healthy babies were brought up throughout their childhoods knowing they were going to be warriors. At age seven kids were taken from their homes to start the militant training. Their physical training was brutal, it was meant to make them stronger. Their training made it possible for them to endure any pain. They developed physical strength, military prowess, communal bonds, discipline and obedience. During their military training they were tested in many ways. For one they wore little to no clothing, this meant they had to endure the cold and harsh weathers on their own. They were in a specialized secluded education system, an agoge, to form them into the military juggernaut force that they were. They were trained over and over to be able to conquer any challenge possible.

The fighting style of the Spartans is still present today, they influenced the battle technique of some of the greatest armies of the present day. The phalanx, a war technique used by the great Spartan army, is still used today. The phalanx formation is sued by the U.S. military forces today. The phalanx requires trust for a fellow comrade. You must protect those to your left and right, the U.S. Navy uses the phalanx as a defense system against an anti-ship missile. The U.S. Marine Corps adopted a saying as their motto that was influenced by the Spartan Warrior Culture. Semper Fidelis means always faithful, the Spartans and the Marines live by these words. The Spartans and the Marines believe that it is their duty in life to fight to the death for their people. They serve to protect the people they love. The dedication and pride that the Spartans had has influenced those of the U.S. military to show no fear and fight as they were destined to do.

Bibliography [] Spartan Women By Sarah B. Pomeroy []