They were upright and really did not believe in true personal liberty.
The Final End of Athenian Democracy. A year after their defeat of Athens in 404 BC, the Spartans allowed the Athenians to replace the government of the Thirty Tyrants with a new democracy. Only a decade later Sparta had been reduced to a shadow of its former self. But Thebes' dominance of Greece would be short-lived.
<span>the middle section of the declaration of independance was a list of grievances against the king. thats what i was told</span>
Sparta I believe... they trained young boys for the military.
Casualties, Wartime labor, invasion, economic depression.