... and those who achieved physical excellence were honored in these competitions. Along with physical excellence, the Spartans were required to be militarily advanced. This is evident in the extensive military training and service required of all men. Another ideal is the concern for community. In Homer's Iliad, we see Hector, show great concern for his community. Hector is to go to war against Greece ... son may be subjected to slavery upon his death, he must fight for Troy. We see his concern in the following passage from the Iliad "All this weighs on my mind, too dear woman. But I would...

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