What were Sparta's strengths and weaknesses?

I have a bit of an anti-Spartan bias so take what I say with a grain of salt. Strengths 1. An unflinching warrior ethos that fueled an entire city's dedication to fielding exceptional soldiers. 2. read more

The children were inspected at birth and discarded if weak. (discarded, meaning killed). The Spartans taught their child to steal, but if caught, they would be punished. Spartas weaknesses were that it had very bad land, so they couldn't grow crops, so they were mainly dependent on other people. read more

There were a few strengths in the Spartan education system. The main focus was the strength of the children. The Spartans brought up very strong and brave children. read more