“The growth of the power of Athens‚ and the alarm which this inspired in [Sparta]‚ made war inevitable‚” (Thucydides). While trade is often associated with facilitating war‚ there exists an obvious link between the growth of power thereof and war. As can be seen in the Peloponnesian War‚ a nation becoming a master of trade creates hostility with nations which want to have that power. Also‚ powerful nations become potential military threats‚ resulting in a dilemma of national security‚ similar to
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Superior Rome! The golden ages of Rome and Athens‚ a period of important benchmarks for the system of citizenship in history. Athens and Rome meet their golden age in different times; Athens in 430 B.C.‚ Rome in 130B.C. A well-constructed citizenship system should contain the best offer to foreigners‚ citizens participation in government‚ and organization of citizens in social class‚ which Rome comes superior in. Coming from other lands‚ foreigners come for several ‚seeking new experiences ‚hoping
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governments were set up where only a few select people controlled the masses. The city of Athens‚ in ancient Greece‚ was the first city to undergo a transformation from a monarchy to a democracy that affected and changed the lives of average men from then until the modern world. Ancient Athens was the vanguard for rights of the common people. “Average” is relative here‚ as the only
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all these poleis Athens and Sparta were the most influencial and biggest states.Athens was culturally‚economically and socially created while Sparta’s way of life was totally taking into account military system.Geographically‚ Sparta situated in the Peloponnesus penisula of southern Greece and Athens was 100 miles far situated at north-east corner of Sparta. Athens and Sparta were the opponents of one another amid established period of Greece. Lifestyle of the Spartans and Athens Spartans way of life
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Only adult male citizens played a political role in ancient Athens. Men rich or poor could vote‚ as long as they were qualified citizens‚ but usually the richest ones held the most political clout as Athens was a class based society. In contrast‚ Sparta was an oligarchy and could also be viewed as a military dictatorship in which all men served to defend the state. Both societies had an organized form of government‚ although the political structure was different. The cultures of the Athenians
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By the time Hadrian’s contributions to his country had succeeded‚ and death was near; he was the most hated man in Rome. However‚ throughout his reign‚ he was regarded as a noble leader. "The Roman emperor Hadrian exercised a profound organizational influence on the Greco-Roman world. He worked successfully toward the codification of Roman law and the strengthening of imperial border defenses (Eadie 8)." Emperor Hadrian made many important contributions to Roman culture‚ and he was also known as
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(Plutarch‚ 100) In Ancient Greece‚ the two reigning powers were Athens and Sparta. Yet each of them‚ despite sharing common roots‚ developed very different methods of governance. Athens was the first‚ and arguably the last‚ direct Democracy. Sparta‚ by contrast‚ was something of a mix between Republic‚ Monarchy and Oligarchy. Examining the similarities of their governments is the best way to observe the differences. Both Sparta and Athens were ruled initially by a land-owning aristocracy. Governance
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Sparta and Athens Geography Athens: The Athenians were located near the sea in a region of Greece called Attica. Because the Athenians were so close to the sea they became traders trading with other civilizations around the Mediterranean region. Also this encouraged Athens to build a strong naval fleet. Due to their constant travel around the Mediterranean
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They have destroyed our great walls and warships. We are with no government. I am here to help with my money. You may be thinking how‚ but I am a young man with wealth. I am offering my wealth to Athens. You may be asking why or how can we trust you and the answer is I am willing to give all my wealth to Athens the city that will be. Even though‚ I will be helping to fund the city’s construction the rest of the city still needs to help. Property tax is the way we need to solve this problem
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Ancient Sparta and Athens had some of the most innovative governments in their era. While the two may have been opposites‚ they will always be remembered as picturesque societies represented democracy and oligarchy. However‚ there are several examples of several kinds of government in ancient Greece more traditional from these city-states. Monarchy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ aristocracy‚ and democracy are drastically diverse governments found on one country. Democracy and Aristocracy often go hand
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