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Spartan Empire- why not?
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07-30-2007, 07:14 AM
I agree with all above. One other factor, not mentioned before: They needed an army to suppress the helots; that means, they could not send the same army abroad. The Spartans sort of fought with one hand on their back.
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Spartan Empire- why not? - by hoplite07 - 07-30-2007, 01:45 AM
Spartan Empire - by Paullus Scipio - 07-30-2007, 05:59 AM
Re: Spartan Empire- why not? - by Jona Lendering - 07-30-2007, 07:14 AM
Re: Spartan Empire- why not? - by geala - 07-30-2007, 07:17 AM
Re: Spartan Empire- why not? - by Mythos_Ruler - 07-30-2007, 10:09 PM
Re: Spartan Empire- why not? - by Idomeneas - 07-31-2007, 07:11 PM
Re: Spartan Empire- why not? - by hoplite14gr - 08-01-2007, 06:55 PM
Re: Spartan Empire- why not? - by Mythos_Ruler - 08-01-2007, 06:59 PM
Spartan Empire - by Paullus Scipio - 08-01-2007, 11:11 PM
Re: Spartan Empire- why not? - by hoplite14gr - 08-02-2007, 05:50 PM
Re: Spartan Empire- why not? - by Petra Rocks - 08-02-2007, 09:07 PM
Spartan empire - by Paullus Scipio - 08-02-2007, 09:31 PM
Re: Spartan Empire- why not? - by M. Demetrius - 08-02-2007, 09:49 PM
Spartan Empire - by Paullus Scipio - 08-02-2007, 10:06 PM
Re: Spartan Empire- why not? - by Ironhand - 08-02-2007, 10:40 PM
Spartan Empire - by Paullus Scipio - 08-03-2007, 12:07 AM
Re: Spartan Empire- why not? - by hoplite07 - 08-04-2007, 05:48 AM
Re: Spartan Empire- why not? - by Arthes - 08-05-2007, 02:03 PM
Re: Spartan Empire- why not? - by geala - 08-06-2007, 07:09 AM
Sparta\'s loss of hegemony. - by PMBardunias - 08-06-2007, 05:53 PM

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