Ancient Athens Vs Sparta

The city-states Athens and Sparta were rivals in ancient Greece. Geographically the two were very close to each other, but they had a very different economy, cultural values, and way of governing. Both city-states had two very different ways of doing things. I will be highlighting the major differences.

The two dominating Greek city states, Sparta and Athens, have there own strengths that make them the strongest throughout Greece. Sparta is "located in the southeastern Peloponnesus, in an area known as Laconia" (Spielvogel 53). Athens is on the peninsula of Attica (Geography). Sparta is know for their immense military might (Spartan Military). Athens is known better for their "leading naval force in Greece" (Women of the Ancient World). Their government systems were very different but very effective. Each Greek state was able to conquer a lot of land using different tactics. This brings up the thought that every country or state could be effective if all the people supported the cause. Political correctness however tends to breed idiots. With this being said, unenforced laws leads people to start thinking that they can get away with whatever they want or better yet, defy the lawful order of an officer. This can than become deadly and spread, until it cripples the system and a new one takes over. What does this new system believe in? Are they idea 's that are realistic? Or are they the idea 's of tree-hugging hippies who thinks everyone is going to "play ball." Well little does the tree-hugging hippie know, is that "The Man" who was "keeping him down" actually did know what he was talking about. Maybe the thirty plus years of military experience wasn 't complete garbage. Maybe it was keeping him and his family safe from the psychopaths and terrorists that

Envision a world where the people are ravenous and yearning for any remnant of food they could obtain, where the society is overrun and no one has a free say. This is the type of society the ancient Spartans would have lived like unlike the ancient Athenians. The Athenians lived a far more diverse life if compared to Sparta. Ancient Athens was better to live in than ancient Sparta due to its efficient and honorable government and flourishing economy.

Athens and Sparta are the two famous city-states in Ancient Greece. The Athens was more superior then Sparta. The Athenians were stronger because they had a better geography, government, cultural achievements, and I would rather live in the Athens.

Introduction Athens and Sparta were two of the largest, most powerful, and most influential cities of Ancient Greece. They may have both been big and historically well revered, but their societies were structured and ruled very differently. This difference is especially true politically speaking. (Athens & Sparta: Democracy vs. Dictatorship, 2016) Sparta was very focused on growing and maintaining a strong army, in efforts to ward off any uprising from their rule over the Helots.

In ancient Greece there were two major polises which allowed the Greek culture to achieve greatness during the 400-500 B.C.E. era. These two polises were Athens and Sparta; both city states differed in many ways before the start of the Persian War. There were low rugged mountains that separated these two city states so communication and travel were difficult. The government of these two city states can be seen as a primary difference between the two. Draco, Solon, Pisistratus, and Cleithenes were four leaders that greatly influenced the political development of Athens. Athens and Sparta differed primarily in their political, social, and economical aspects. But there were other difference that Athens and Sparta share which I will examine in this essay.

Although Sparta and Athens were close on the map, they were far apart in many aspects of their civilizations. While having some similarities, the military powerhouse and the intellectual center of Greece had major differences in governments, societies, and cultural developments.

“Where they differed was that while the spartans had militaristic values, Athenians were democratic,” states Mr.Duckworth in the article,”Athens vs Sparta”. In ancient Greece Athens and Sparta were rival city-states. They would help each other if necessary, but were both highly popular city states. Athens would have been a better place because people in Athens were educated and could choose their own career, Athens was ruled by the people, and there was more food,water, and better weather. First of all, people in Athens were educated, and allowed to choose their own career and lifestyle.

During my research I have learned the ancient Athenians pursued a government where all citizens would determine how the state was run. While being troubled by the tyrannical rule of a monarchy government, the newly found country American went to seek the same preparation. However Ancient Athens was a big example of a direct democracy, allowing every citizen to vote on just about every decision made in government, and all officials were decided by random. On the other hand, America is a republic, in which citizens elect officials to represent them, and the representatives do the majority of lawmaking and

n the beginning of this section, the Athenians are made to look better than the Spartans when they are ready and willing to fight the Persians again while the Spartans remained at home. The Athenians sent a messenger to the Spartans saying, “You agreed with us to oppose the invader in Boeotia, but you broke your word and allowed him to invade Attica…However, your immediate duty is to…put your army in the field,” and the Spartans reluctantly and after some time put their army in the field (556). Later, the Athenians military roles are highlighted when the Megarians were being pressed by the Persians and needed assistance, “nobody was willing to go except the Athenians” (562). When decided which troops would get to hold one of the wings, the

In Sparta the right to live and be considered someone who can be part of the community took years and tremendous amounts of strength. Only men were considered to have any say and it didn't come easy to them. A man must be considered fit and not be born with any defects and a woman must be in great health and able to bear many sons. Any child born that was not considered to have these qualities would be cast out into the ravine and killed. Boys from the age of seven to eighteen would train and be educated so that they could join the military and women were educated so that they could take care of the household and bear many sons for there husbands which was considered there most important role. The men would be the only ones who had any political rights and

Bitter rivals would be the correct term to describe Athens and Sparta in ancient Greece. They may have been geographically close, but they were pretty different in their lifestyles, values, and cultures. However, they fought as allies in the Greco-Persian wars between 499 and 449 BC. In the year of 490 BC, a Persian army that consisted of 25,000 men landed open to the Plain of Marathon, and the Athenians persuaded Sparta to join forces with them to fight against the invader. The 10,000 Athenians then had to face the Persians assisted only by 1,000 men from Plataea.

Sparta, also known as Lacedaemon, is a city-state located in Greece. In the beginning King Darius of Persia started invading the mainland of Greece in order to expand his empire. King Darius would later have a son named Xerxes and he would be the ruler to lead Persia into another war. However, the first war was located at Marathon, Athens, Greece. The second war took place at Thermopylae, Greece. I’m not going to lie, it is all a bit confusing to keep track of, but it’s the history of ancient Greece; I don’t think it’s supposed to be simple. So here, let me explain it to you.

Athens and Sparta although very different, in every way, still shared some common aspects and laws when it came to women. Although we have seen that Spartan women had some form of independence when it came to politics, property and education, they were still controlled when it came to marriage and child bearing. We can see a similarity with this, in the Athenian women who had no control whatsoever, over who they married and to whom they must bear children to. In Athens, the female would be given by her male kyrios (most likely her father, sometimes her brother, at this stage of her life) in marriage with a man. And even once she was married away, she still had no say in what happened next. Sometimes her father could force her to leave her husband, hence dissolving the marriage.

The groom’s choice in bride was largely determined by the amount of dowry the bride would bring with her. Although the wedding was a happy ceremony, it was only the beginning of a woman’s loss of independence. Not only did women possess no independent status in the eyes of the law; she always remained under the supervision of a male. If her husband died, she was returned to her father’s or brother’s home where they would take charge of her. After the wedding, the wife’s duties were centered on the management of the home. She would overlook the slaves, mend and make clothing for her family, usually done by spinning or knitting, weave rugs and baskets for the home, or just fold and refold the clothing kept in the family chest. The wife was also responsible for maintaining her attractiveness for her husband. A proper Athenian wife would adorn herself with jewelry and use rouge upon her husband’s arrival home. Sometimes she might spend an entire evening sitting next to the couch where her husband lay reclining. Most importantly the Athenian women were seen as “fine upstanding matrons” fit to bear a race of excellent athletes” (Everyday Life in Ancient Greece, pg. 86). An Athenian man married primarily to have children. These children were expected to care for him in his old age, but more importantly to bury him with the “full appropriate rites” (Daily Life in Greece, pg. 57). Moreover, Athenian men married to have male children in order to perpetuate the family