Prasanth Narayanan

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Sparta

• Defenders of Hellenism

• Two kings at ruling at one time

• Military state

• City devoted to military training

• Equal rights for men and women

• Supposedly boring people

Spartan Military Life

• “With this, or upon this”

• Everybody starts off with training at age 7 until 30

• Severe test of grit and strength for the next 8 years for the boys

• At age thirty they became citizens

• Famous Phalanx formation

The Phalanx Formation

Battle of Thermopylae

Leonidas

Force

300 Spartans

700 Thespians

6000 Other Greeks

Casualties

300 Spartans

3000 Other Greeks

Xerxes the

Great

Force

250,000 in all

Casualties

20,000 dead

Only the dead have seen

the end of war

Go tell the Spartans,

Thou who passest by.

That here by Spartan Law,

We Lie.

What can we take away?

• Nothing can replace training. 5 lions are better than 500 sheep

• It’s the team that matters, not the individual

• Use your strength to your advantage

• Use the situation to your advantage

• Never underestimate your enemy

• Never be overcome by you ego

Thank You!!