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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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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The Greek city states were both similar and different Sparta and Athens were an example of this. Athens was known for its laws and government while Sparta was known for its farming and army. The Spartans and Athenians were 2 very different groups of people. The Spartans were militaristic people who valued strength and simplicity. They ran an oligarchy government and were a military super power. The Spartans relied on farming and conquering foreign land. The Athenians believed in arts and culture
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Differences Between Athens and Sparta Athens and Sparta‚ were quite different in many ways. The main differences between the two cities were their governments‚ education systems‚ people’s rights and childcare. The Spartans had a very different view on how their city should be run compared to the Athenians‚ their education systems taught the children of their cities completely different things‚ the Spartans being much more military-based and the Athenians being focused on the arts. The people of
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to participate‚ similar government structure between the two and how they both differed. “At Spartas peak around 500 BC the size of the city would have been some 20‚000-35‚000 freee residents” (2017‚ April 10). And by 432 BC in Athens and Attica there were 150‚000 Athenians around 50‚000 aliens and more than 100‚000 slaves (n.d.). Athens & Sparta’s right to participate There were multiple ways for Athens and Spartans to participate in public life and make decisions affecting the community. This is
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The Difference in Free Sparta and Athens Danny Cantrell HIST 301 D001 Ancient Greece Robert Busek 1 January 2017 Sparta and Athens were two of the most influential city-states in Greece. Each state defined freedom through citizenship which allowed the population to have a voice within the political systems of their respective city-state. Sparta and Athens allied together to repel the invading Persians forces‚ but in other aspects could not be more different in their type of government
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The most powerful Greek states were the Sparta and Athens in histories. Both states had similarities‚ but then developed in a unique way in society. Sparta had launched their first war with Messenia‚ giving the Spartans as much land. After their second war‚ Spartan was forced to reconsider their way of living‚ making a drastic change and turning their city into a military academy and camp. The Spartan system changed in the sixth century‚ controlling over the children from birth. Females taught to
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century B.C. Athens and Sparta‚ the two most powerful Greek city-states‚ found themselves on the brink of a full-scale war. According to Thucydides‚ at the beginning of the war both Athens and Sparta were at the pick of their might and flourishing and could trade and cooperate to each other’s benefit; instead‚ they got involved into an armed confrontation‚ in which the rest of the Greek cities participated‚ on one side or on the other. The growing military and financial power of Athens as well as
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Is it possible for one of the ancient civilizations‚ Athens or Sparta to be better than the other? In modern day it is hard for a whole civilization to agree on what makes a perfect society‚ but there are ways to keep citizens happy‚ give them freedom through knowledge‚ or provide safety‚ in the case of Athens‚ and Sparta‚ two conflicting civilizations that frankly followed these approaches‚ it is hard to say which one is a better. They both excelled in their own ways‚ specifically in regards to
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Sparta and Athens The birthplace of democracy‚ or Athens and Laconia‚ the capital of the ancient city-state of the popular Sparta are two very well know and popular city-states of Ancient Greece. These two city-states have been referred to many times throughout history in literature and films due to the way both these societies lead their lives and government and the influences they left. Sparta and Athens were two extremely influential city-states that lead there societies differently. For example
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