AP European History › Other Regions and States
Which of these most accurately describes Gytheon?
the port of Sparta
the port of Athens
A Spartan colony established in Italy.
An Athenian colony established in North Africa.
An Athenian colony established on Sicily.
Gytheon was a port town used by Sparta to access the Mediterranean. Notably, Gytheon was very hard to invade by sea because of the dangerous conditions in and around that area. As a result, Spartans never became adept sailors or merchants, and instead focused on developing their land-based military.