Comparing Sparta and Athens Make a copy of this document and complete the information requested below. Sparta: Sparta was a polis that valued physical courage‚ strength and bravery in war. The Spartans gave their complete loyalty to the polis. Seven year old Spartan boys left their homes to train as soldiers in military camps. Spartan men lived and trained together. When a man married‚ he would continue to live with his fellow soldiers until he was about 30 years old. Both men and women
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democracy in ancient history. He was wrongfully convicted‚ yet unwilling to avoid his unjust execution. He is at once the most Athenian‚ citizenly‚ patriotic‚ and other-regarding of philosophers—and yet the most critical and self-regarding of Athenians. In exploring that contradiction‚ between “Socrates the loyal Athenian citizen” and “Socrates the philosophical critic of Athenian society‚” Aristotle’s Politics comes to mind: “the good citizen need not of necessity possess the virtue which makes a good
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Throughout Greek history‚ there have been many interesting city-states. Two very important poleis are Athens and Sparta. After studying these poleis it is clear that Athens is the better polis because of its government‚ education‚ and society. The government in Athens was better then Sparta’s government. After laws were written down and enforced‚ power was divided equally in Athens government. In Sparta "the ephors had unlimited power to act as guardians of the state‚ and they used that power freely
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When the polis of Segesta went to war with the other Sicilian polis of Selinus‚ Athens was afforded an opportunity to attack not only Selinus‚ but also to invade and conquer Syracuse and the rest of Sicily. To encourage the Athenians to enter the war on their side‚ which at the time was losing their war‚ the Segestians offered to finance the expedition and managed to convince the Athenians they had the wealth to do so (Thuc. 6.8). 2. Politics and Preparations The debate in the Athenian assembly
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3) Essay:Greek Polis The greeks city state‚ and often had a single city with land it controlled surrounding it. I like to think of it like a modern state and how people hailing from each has their own identity‚ their own patron‚ politicians and sayings. Each polis was unique and vibrant and each had a different flavor of greek culture. Each having an army‚ assembly‚ patron deity and identity and a feeling of local identity almost city before country. Contrast is often a good way to compare two
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PERIOD. Created by things like how greeks recognize fate of xerxes awaits all those who reach too far‚ or the conflict between the soaring hopes and achievements of individuals and the claims and limits put on them by their fellow citizens in the polis. These forces at work throughout Greece. Golden age- time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. Those forces that created tension had most spectacular results in Athens in this age. Fifth Century: Attic tragedy- nothing reflects tension
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and Socrates had his own opinions which he was just educating other pupils on. That is also a huge difference in our time periods‚ in our years someone would never be put to death for speaking about his or her religion or way of thinking. In the Athenian court system they let the citizens’ vote. Which shows some similarities with our modern court system because we do have a jury but we mainly just let the jury and the judge decide. They may be put in prison for harassing others but never condemned
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Future generations? “A” “P” “E” ANCIENT AND CLASSICAL GREECE CIVILIZATION COMES TO EUROPE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY • The Land – Mountains dominate land; cross land travel difficult – Fertile river valleys were center of settlement and the basis of the polis – No place more than a few miles from sea – Outdoor life common due to temperate climate • The Sea – Greece is a series of peninsulas and islands – Sea travel easier than land communication – Most Greeks took to the sea • Economy – Agriculture: Grains
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first few steps of Greece‚ as time passed greeks started to colonized to become an empire. Polis/city-states were
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clear that Americans love their country and love expressing this adoration. This admiration does not exist to the extent that it did in ancient Athens‚ as most proud Americans would not die for their nation today. In Plato’s Crito‚ Socrates‚ a proud Athenian‚ does not hesitate to die in accordance to the laws of his nation; as the status of his home state is more valuable to him than his own life. Thus‚ despite family and friends to live for‚ Socrates obeys the states wishes and agrees to die for his
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