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How accurate do you think the film is in portraying the ancient Spartans and their peculiar society and culture? Based on the reading on the ancient writing in the Plutarch on Sparta book and reviewing the 300 film, I don’t believe the film is very precise in portraying the Spartans and their peculiar society and culture. Growing up in Sparta was very harsh given its corresponding customs. However, this does not go to stay that the movie had absolutely nothing in common with the information presented in the readings. On the other hand, there were numerous aspects brought up in the readings that were absent in the movie. For instance one thing was during the discussion of the examination of newborn males. It was mentioned “that is why women …show more content…

The agoge system “forced a boy to fight, starved him, made him steal and if necessary kill” (300). Lastly, per the beginning process, he would be plunged into the wilderness to fend for himself and return a man. For example, the child was tested and thrown into the wild in the cold winter with barely clothes on and no shoes. If the boy was to survive he would become a great Spartan warrior. Furthermore, another very extremely factor to consider is the role that women in the Spartan society and culture. Men were forced to leave their families at a young age to endure rigorous training in preparation in becoming well-developed Spartan soldiers. Women carried the most important role of having to bear children so that Sparta may be continuous in the future. Females had the privilege of staying with their families, but were also subjected to their own form of rigorous training in preparation for giving birth to healthy, strong infants. As Plutarch explained regarding Lycurgus towards the women, “First he toughened the girls physically by making them run and wrestle and throw the discus and javelin. Thereby their children in embryo would make a strong start in strong bodies and would develop better (Plutarch’s The Life of Lycurgus PG. 17). There was no mention of this or any comparable aspect of the film. This goes to show that no individual person had it easy growing up in the great city of

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