In Sparta, babies are thrown off of cliffs hours after birth if they are weak. Which is one reason why Athens is better. In Athens, you can do whichever profession you want, compete in The Olympic Games, and enjoy a modern lifestyle. The Olympic Games were held in Athens near Mount Olympus. The Games were originally created to honor Zeus. It has many different events, most of them still played today in Track & Field. The winners became celebrities. In Athens, They had a very modern lifestyle and had modern buildings and inventions compared to Sparta’s very simple lifestyle. Also, in Athens, you did not have to join the military if you did not want
to. In Sparta, they had sports and women’s rights, but even if you were healthy enough to not be killed at birth, you had a good chance of dying in military training as a child. You were taken from your family at age seven and taken to the Spartan military training camp. The test was hard and you had to kill peers and Helots, Spartan Slaves, then, even if you passed all these tests, you would probably be killed at war. In Athens, you didn’t have to join the army and you could do any profession you want whether it be Athlete, Merchant, Government Official, or an Artisan. Also, in Sparta the women did have rights but they were always exercising so they could have healthy boys in the army. Also, in sparta, you competed in sports naked. So, in Athens, you can do any profession you want, Compete in sports, and enjoy a modern lifestyle. And not get thrown off a cliff at birth.