The Peloponnesian League: an alliance of Peloponnesian cities with Sparta as the leading city. Sparta had a separate alliance with each city. ‘…we believe that the allies met as a council and could in fact overrule Sparta in a military decision. Thus Sparta‚ it would appear‚ relied on it command of influence and respect rather than outright military power in order to have its voice heard within its own band of most important allies.’ Welch‚ p. 169 Paul Cartledge: his work in the 1970s involved
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Greece has several hundred city states otherwise called “poleis.” Each of these is considered to be a country on its own. Athens and Sparta were the most influential of all the city states and they practiced democracy (Brand‚ n.d‚ p. 1). All other “poleis” however used other forms of government strategies although Sparta did practice other forms‚ other than democracy. Five types of leadership styles will be discussed which are; monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy and democracy. According
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‘Comparing Athens and Sparta is like comparing Heaven and Hell’ The two rivals of ancient Greece that made the most noise and gave us the most traditions were Athens and Sparta. They were close together on a map‚ yet far apart in what they valued and how they lived their lives. Athens and Sparta were different in many different ways and were very much like Heaven and Hell. One of the main ways they were similar was in their form of government. Both Athens and Sparta had an Assembly‚ whose
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On balance‚ in the case of The People of Athens vs. Euphiletos of Oea the court should rule in the affirmative. On all three arguments (1.a‚ 1.b‚ 2.a) made in the case‚ the side of the defense has won. In the first argument‚ we can prove the Section 11 of the Law of Athens permits one to lawfully kill a seducer. In the second argument‚ the fact that one can lawfully kill a seducer will help to justify the death of Eratosthenes of Oea. In the final argument‚ the defense can prove that the Laws of
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Life as a woman in Athens A historic view point by Cecil Fuson. Being a woman in Ancient Athens was not what the movies and Plays led me to believe. The Athenian Democracy was a democracy of the minority. Every man‚ no matter their class had equal say in the ruling of the government. But Women‚ Slaves and Foreigners had zero civil rights and no influence on how things were done. Because the Athenian’s were a very exclusive society‚ they rarely allowed outsiders share in the privileges the citizens
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Greek city states were Sparta and Athens‚ which were at the other end of this scale. When it comes to politics‚ they could not be more dissimilar. In the Peloponnesus peninsula of southern Greece‚ the vast and rich plain of Laconia was home to ancient Sparta. Athens‚ along with the Attica region it surrounds‚ is a major hub of both culture and commerce. Many essential elements of Western civilization‚ such as theater and ethical philosophy‚ originated in Athens (Brand‚
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constitutions stuck out as prominent and created successful civilizations. The Constitution of Athens and the Constitution of the Lacedaemonians were grotesquely different in their ideas of social and economic classes‚ education‚ and fitness; whereas‚ the civilizations were the same in the idea of punishment for breaking the laws. The Constitution of Athens was more of a story of how life was during the time that Athens was a leading city in the world. The story states that the Athenian government held
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n order to to participate in public life and make decisions affecting the community in Sparta it meant that you had to be a warrior. Sparta was a Oligarchy witch means "rule of the few". In Athens in order to participate in public life and make decisions you had to be native born‚ male and free. In Athens your political standing depended on you wealth. The men with the highest wealth could seek the highest political offices. The next step down the ladder were men with slightly less wealth referred
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POLITICAL DIFFERENCES OF SPARTA AND ATHENS Athens and Sparta were two of the most powerful and well known cities among all the Greek nations. Most would find it easier to find more similarities among these two groups of mighty people. But there are some differences between these two power houses. For instance the way that these cities were governed and their political procedures and functions were quite different from each other. One major difference between the two cities was
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Have you ever wondered about life in Ancient Greece’s most famous civilizations? To be more specific‚ life in Athens or Sparta? My essay will give you information on both civilizations-like sparta’s cruelty‚ or Athens smarts. As well as information on how they are alike- such as their religion Let’s start with Sparta‚ the strong‚ the tough‚ and the brutalest of civilizations. Being the most war liking of the of the two‚ Sparta’s slogan was “Come back ether holding your shield high or on your shield…
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