Why did Sparta lose the war against Rome?
Twice Sparta tried to regain regional power through a heavy blend of traditionalism and social revolution: once under Cleomenes III (235 – 222BC) and again under Nabis (207 – 192BC). Cleomenes was defeated by the Achaean League, and then Nabis was defeated by the Romans, who were joined by the Achaean League. After that defeat, the Sparta joined the Achaean League. Fifty years later, the Achaean League was defeated by the Romans, and Sparta and the rest of the Greek cities in the League became Roman protectorates. Really, their prior defeats and traditionalism were what caused the Spartans to lose to the Romans. By the time the Romans showed up, Sparta did not have much power left. And since the Spartans had a traditional and antiquated army made up of hoplites in a phalanx, Rome and her allies wouldn’t have had much trouble defeating them sooner or later. Oh yeah, the allies. When the Romans fought Nabis, they used Achaean, Macedonian, Cretan, Rhodian, and Pergamese soldiers, their al
if im not mistaken the first battle included the entire spartan army of the time and it defeated the roman legions sent, but the victory came at to higher cost and the spartans were left with only a tiny morscle of its original strength which allowed the romans to defeat the remaining soldiers with ease, but you are right about the spartan strength of the time it it wasnt the power it once was, the spartan way of life was flawed its pure bloods were vastly out numberd by the slaves who effectivly kept the machine of the state running. also lets not forget that the only great victory that the spartans ever had was the thermopylae, which was in it self a great achieve ment, but you forget that the spartans these great warriors struggled to defeat athens in a long war, and the athenians werent even considered great warriors, if you asked me spartans werent the best at all, samurais are the best soldiers man for man ever.
