Part one of term paper
was a city-state in Greece on the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula in Laconia. This city-state was predominately a military society. City-states were independent geographical locations usually surrounded by walls with their own form of government. Because of the mountainous rugged terrain of Greece, communication and travel were relativ ...

Part two of term paper
... ns had to make and maintain a strong military force. One of the more major wars was in was the Peloponnesian War. This war lasted for twenty-seven years, with a six year truce also. The war started in about 451 B.C. The war began as a dispute between Athens and Corinth. and some other Greek city-states soon formed an alliance with Corinth out of resentment of Athens. These Greek city-states did not like that Athens’ economy was prospering while the other city-states’ weren’t. This war des ...