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Sparta vs Athens, Persian & Peloponnesian Wars

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Sparta   one of the most prominent ancient Greek city-states, known for being a warrior society structured around the military; a rival of Athens  
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Lycurgus   lawmaker who, according to Spartan legend, formed Sparta’s military society after a group of enslaved people revolted  
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helots   an enslaved person in ancient Sparta who was forced to work the land for crops and were only allowed to keep a portion of what they grew  
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perioeci   descendants of conquered people who worked to benefit Sparta’s economy and paid taxes, but could not vote  
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rigorous training   Spartan military and survival training that all boys and men had to go through  
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Herodotus   ancient Greek historian from Halicarnassus; has been called the first historian and the Father of History; wrote histories of the Greek and Persian Wars  
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phalanx   a close formation, typically of infantry or soldiers  
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Delian League   an alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens, formed to defend against attacks by Persia  
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Peloponnesian League   an alliance of Greek city-states, led by Sparta, whose members promised to help one another in times of war  
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Thucydides   ancient Athenian historian who wrote a detailed account of the Peloponnesian Wars  
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ephor   a member of the Spartan council of officials who watched over the kings  
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Greek and Persian Wars   a series of armed conflicts fought between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire from around 500 to 449 BCE  
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Peloponnesian Wars   a series of armed conflicts fought among Athens, Sparta, and their allies in the fifth century  
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