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" Other Greeks regarded Sparta with a mix of fear and admiration. In contrast to democratic Athens, Sparta felt like an army camp, its male citizens obligated to full-time military training. Its government was an odd mixture of monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy. People in city-states such as Athens were amused by Sparta’s strange customs. They were also frightened by its growing power. "