‘Account for the Social Struct

Ancient History HSC Course Assessment Task 2 - Additional Ancient Society - ‘Account for the Social structure of Spartan Society’ The structure of the Spartan society developed in order to maintain control of the large discontent population of Helots. Although only speculation, this theory is also held by many modern historians. The society of the Spartans developed in order to produce superior warriors whose sole aim was to maintain their way of life through the control …

…and tended to exaggerate the problems within the Spartan society. In any case, it is impossible to make any definite conclusion to how the Spartan society developed. But from what both Plutarch, Xenophon and Aristotle write, and also conclusions made from archaeological remains at Sparta, it can be suggested that the Society developed in order to produce superior warriors whose sole aim was to maintain their way of life through the control of the Helots