MacJournal: CHAPTER IV - AGE OF CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES AND OF COLONIZATION: GROWTH OF SPARTA AND OF ATHENS. (776-500 B.C.)

I. General Features of the Period
1. Ancient Greece: A Turning Point
2. From Kings to Nobles: A Shift in Power
3. Oligarchies vs. Tyrannies: The Struggle for Control
4. Greece's Lawgivers: Architects of Change
5. A Time of Exodus: The Rise of Greek Colonies
6. Greek Colonies: A Unique Blend of Independence and Connection
7. Greek Colonization Spreads Its Wings
8. The Northward Reach of Greek Colonization
II. The Growth of Sparta.
9. The Ascendancy of Sparta
10. Social Hierarchy in Sparta
11. Thucydides’ Account of the Peloponnesian War
12. The Spartan Way of Life: A Gradual Evolution, Not a Sudden Invention
13. The Myth of Lycurgus: Lawgiver or Legend?
14. Spartan Power Structure: A Blend of Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Limited Democracy
15. Spartan Economy: Land, Money, and a Focus on Military Might
16. Spartan Meals: Building Unity Through Shared Sustenance
17. Spartan Education: Forging Soldiers, Not Scholars
18. Spartan Training: Building Bodies and Indomitable Will
19. The Spartan Paradox: Masters of War, But at What Cost?
20. Sparta's Rise to Power: The Messenian Wars
21. Power of Sparta. — After having secured possession of Messenia, Sparta conquered the southern part of Argolis, and thus gained control of a long strip of the eastern coast of the peninsula. All the southern portion of the Peloponnesus was now subject to her commands.
III. The Growth of Athens
22. A Blend Breeds Brilliance: The Diverse Roots of the Athenians
23. The Acropolis: A Foundation for Athenian Glory