The Spartan army emerged as a highly disciplined and closely co-coordinated battle army.1 Sparta was by far the most powerful and important state in Greece at the conclusion of the Peloponnesian War and she maintained this position for more than a quarter of a century, until her defeat at the battle of Leuctura in 371.2 Sparta's" armies were fearless and they equipped themselves with the best soldiers. ... The Pericles and the Athenians knew this and never risked an encounter with them. ... When the Sparta army was to face Athens, the stratagem of Pericles took his people and abandon...

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The pre-Socratics had very interesting minds, and used logical thinking to reach their conclusions. ... His conclusion was that all things in the world were made of water. Soon after this conclusion, he was criticized by another great mind. ... This is what often motivated new philosophers to keep searching for better conclusions. ... Even such people as Pericles, Euripides, and Socrates sought their company. ...

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