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...me for their system of physical, social, intellectual and moral education of the citizen. - The Messenians were turned into agricultural slaves called helots - In 725, however, needing land to feed a dramatically growing population, the Spartans marched over the Taygetus mountains and annexed all the territory of their neighbor, Messenia - Exposing weak or sickly children was a common practice in the Greek world, but Sparta institutionalized it as a state activity rather than a domestic activity - Soldiers were awarded land - Discipline, simplicity, and self-denial always remained ideals in the Greek and Roman worlds - In most Greek states, women were required to stay indoors at all times - Spartan women were free to move about, and had an unusual amount of domestic freedom for their husbands, didn't live at home. - Spartan governemtn showed “stability” or known ...