the capital and largest city of Greece. In ancient times, its population was 140,000 people. This civilization was dependent on trade and agriculture. The Athenians invented democracy. Sparta was a warrior society in ancient Greece. Spartan culture was centered on loyalty to the state and military service. As this essay continues, you will see the similarities and differences between these two civilizations. Athens began as a small community and grew to become a city that represented the best of
the roles of women in Athens and Sparta?” This question is relevant due to the fact that the role of women and how they were treated back then are very different than today and we’ve come a long way since then in terms of women’s rights. It’s also important to see the drastic differences between the roles of women from one Greek city to another. The issues that will be addressed are their treatment and roles within societies and how they differ from the Greek towns Athens and Sparta. The places investigated
being from the same time frame in history, the Roman women from Sparta and the Greek women from Athens were completely different. Their ideas, habits, and daily activities were majorly impacted by the community they lived in. Some of the main differences between the lifestyles of these women include the rights they were given under the government, the daily and professional attire of the women, and the marital and divorce rituals of each of the women. Though they had many different things about them
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
Essay #1: Athens vs. Sparta Erika Joyce Domagas HST 1310 LD06 Ancient and Medieval History September 17, 2015 Everyone has heard of the two Greek cities: Athens and Sparta. Athens is prominent for its architecture, art, and the Acropolis. Sparta is widely known in pop culture and for its military reputation. Together, they could be known for being in the Peloponnesian War. These are two popular cities with different reasons for being known. There are numerous aspects to look at but the
The main objective of this essay is to describe and investigate the structure of the government in the ancient Greece’s most powerful city states, namely, Athens and Sparta. Both city states have gone through various cycles of wars, reforms, social upheaval and unrests, and each of these elements has had influenced the development of the governmental systems that we have bettered or inherited today. Athenians saw the need for fundamental changes in the government, allowing them to pave the way
land that is not theirs. The conditions under which slaves work and live varies greatly by the time and location of which the slaves lived. Slaves play a major role in their society and contribute greatly to their communities, often forming one of the largest masses of the population. Though the accuracy of the information from primary sources may be tainted with exaggeration and bias, it is easy to deduce from primary works the treatment of slaves and the working and living conditions surrounding
Athens and Sparta are both super states that existed in ancient Greece in the periods 800-323 BCE. These two very great cities were politically opposite to each other as Athens had a democratic government with an open culture while Sparta was noted for its military might with soldiers who “never say die in a battle”. This essay will look at how the people in Athens and Sparta obtained the right to participate in public life and make decisions, the political system with focus on the selection process
individual governed, many different political and social view took place. The most radical views were on the subject of women. In Ancient Greece the majority of city-states sited with the views of Athens on the matter. All but one, the outsider was Sparta. Thought this essay, it will investigate question, what are some similarities and differences of the role of women in ancient Athens and Sparta? Though the following topics of: Marriage, freedoms and isolation, and last of all politics and land. “The ancient
Haide Contla History of Western Civilization I Prof. Acevedo 10/14/2014 Essay 1: Question 2 Brain vs. Brawn No two locations can be said to be the same, even if they are located within the same region. Take modern day United States of America and Canada, although both are located right next to each other in the same continent they hold different views of the world and therefore different laws, traditions, holidays, etc.. This can be said to be true for cities as well; even if said cities are found