Two battles actually, one to Thebes, and then again to the Romans when they conquered all of Greece.Another view:The Spartans lost quite a few battles, from early struggles in the Peloponnese, Messenia when they had to call in the Athenians to help them recover, Sphacteria after which they called a truce with Athens, several sea battles, through to the defeat at Corinth, then against Thebes at Leuctra, and as a waning power, losses during the 2nd Century BCE after which Sparta became militarily impotent.
Because they were from Sparta.
If the helots defeated the Spartans, the Spartans, being defeated, could not do anything to them.
The Spartans conquered the Messenians 730-710 BC.
Spartans trained in the agoge daily. They fought their rivals in times of need.
Messenia was in the southwest of the Peloponnesian Peninsula in southern Greece. Sparta was to the east. The Spartans decided to extend their territory and moved into Messenia and successfully conquered it. Having taken over the land, they made the population into serfs, that is the serfs farmed the land and turned over half their produce to Sparta, which allowed the Spartans to devote their time to military training and activities, and keeping control of the restive serfs.
The Spartans captured Messenia, and reduced the populace to serfs (bound to the land to work it, not slaves).
Sparta turned its people into serfs who gave half their produce to Sparta. So supported, the Spartans were able to devote their own time to training for war,
Messenia is an area or district in the Peloponnese or lower part of ancient Greece.
Archaeological Museum of Messenia was created in 2009.
Firstly by conquering Messenia and reducing its population to serfdom, thus providing an economic base which allowed Spartans to concentrate on military training and become a strong military power.Secondly, from that base by defeating their rivals, persuading most to become allies, and using that power bloc, to neutralise the remainder.
The result was a Spartan victory. Messenia was depopulated by the emigration of the Achaeans to other states. Those who did not emigrate were reduced socially to helots or serfs.
Firstly by conquering Messenia and reducing its population to serfdom, thus providing an economic base which allowed Spartans to concentrate on military training and become a strong military power.Secondly, from that base by defeating their rivals, persuading most to become allies, and using that power bloc, to neutralise the remainder.
The Spartans were the military of the city-state of Sparta.They were the citizens of the city-state of Ancient Greece called Sparta in the region of Laconia. They were known in ancient times as Lakedaimonians,which is broad term for the city that consisted of five villages,and neighboring populated areas.
This war between Messenia and Sparta was 743-724 BCE. It was an extension of the wars between the Achaeans who were the existing inhabitants and the incoming Dorians who were extending their grip on the Peloponnesian peninsula. Dorian Sparta won and gained control of the territory of the southern Peloponnese. The Messenians either left the area or became serfs of the Spartans. This serf (helot) population allowed the Spartans to concentrate on military activity, supported by the labour of the helots.
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Two battles actually, one to Thebes, and then again to the Romans when they conquered all of Greece.Another view:The Spartans lost quite a few battles, from early struggles in the Peloponnese, Messenia when they had to call in the Athenians to help them recover, Sphacteria after which they called a truce with Athens, several sea battles, through to the defeat at Corinth, then against Thebes at Leuctra, and as a waning power, losses during the 2nd Century BCE after which Sparta became militarily impotent.