page1〜古代ギリシアの都市国家・スパルタ

▶英文と日本語、単語リストはこちら http://tn8.jp/historedio/ ▶単語 Sparta スパルタ（古代ギリシアの都市国家） Greece ギリシア city-state 都市国家 Laconia ラコニア the Peloponnese Peninsula　ペロポネソス半島 laconic  口数が少ない、無口な Athens アテネ interaction（〜間での） 交流、やりとり robust 強靭な、頑丈な loyalty　忠誠さ supreme 最高の ▶英文 Journey back in time to ancient Greece, approximately 2,000 years ago. In ancient Greece, there were over 1000 small states called city-states (or polis in Greek). Sparta is one of the city-states and it is especially famous for being the strongest city-state. Sparta was located in the region known as Laconia, in the southern part of the Peloponnese Peninsula in southern Greece, and existed from around the 10th century BCE to 146 BCE. Another well-known city-state was Athens, which left many notable achievements in philosophy, mathematics, thought, and art that had a great influence on later generations. In contrast, Sparta did not place importance on culture and devoted all its energies to military strength. Interactions with other city-states were not necessary for Spartans because they were able to produce enough grain domestically. Their focus was on being strong and robust, with loyalty to the state and training in the army being essential to Spartan culture. Sparta sometimes cooperated with Athens to protect them from other enemies. However, during the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE), Sparta defeated its rival city-state Athens and gained supreme power for the time being. ▶クイズ No.1 Where was the Sparta located? No2. What were cities like Athens and Sparta called? No3. When did Sparta begin and end?