civilization was a very fascinating and captivating period in the history filled by legendary wars‚ Gods and beings with super natural strength ‚ who would forget the Trojan wars even now many examples and references are taken from their way of life. Athens and Sparta were two renowned city states in Greek civilization I will try and answer the questions and go a little deeper in the life’s and living style of the people in these two cities to understand how each group obtained their right to participate
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The biggest rivalry groups in the 5th century BC in Greece were the Athens and Sparta. Although they resided in the same country they both had different ways how they managed their political‚ economic and social structure .The main goal of the Spartans was to have an elite state of soldiers. While the Athenians main objective was to have a society that was versatile‚ skilled and liberal. The Spartan culture was surrounded around warfare and military. Spartan children were trained from a very young
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speeches made by the leaders of Athens convinced their citizens that going to war made sense and that they should come up in arms and support their country. In this paper‚ we are going to look at the differences in speeches and propaganda used in the Persian War and the Peloponnesian War and what the speeches reveal about the city/states’ reasons for going to war. ... there was a rebellion in the Persian Empire. ... These ships managed to destroy a major Persian city‚ but Athens lost interest and soon returned
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position in the ancient world and caused the downfall of Athens. The Peloponnesian War was very intense and lasted from (431-404 B.C.). The main reason for the start of the Peloponnesian War was Sparta’s fear of Athens growth in power. The Peloponnesian War was fought between Athens and Sparta. Both of which were very powerful Greek city-states and fought together in the Persian Wars. The peace between the two powerful city-states deteriorated. Athens grew more powerful after the Persian Wars‚ thus creating
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passed‚ the dominant member of this confederation became Athens‚ and soon after‚ the Delian League turned into an unofficial Athenian Empire after the Athenians defeated the Persians. II. Body- 1st paragraph a. Background information about the Delian League ○ Founded in 478 BCE ○ Derived from the island of Delos § At one point in time‚ there were two hundred members ○ Athens was its leader ○ The league’s treasury was transferred to Athens § It was used to fund things
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During the fifth century B.C.E.‚ Persia was a thriving empire that controlled a vast territory. In 499 B.C.E.‚ Greece helped Ionia‚ a province of Persia‚ rebel against the king of Persia‚ King Darius I. Darius vowed to crush Greece for it’s role in the rebellion. Throughout the fifth century‚ Persia repeatedly attacked Greece. After the third Persian invasion in 479‚ Greece decided to put an end to the attacks. In 478‚ the Delian League was created; it was an alliance of poleis‚ or Greek city-states
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able statesman named Pericles led Athens during its golden age. Honest and fair‚ Pericles held onto popular support for almost thirty two years. He was a skillful politician‚ an inspiring speaker‚ and a respected general. He has dominated the life of Athens from 461 to 429 B.C.‚ this period has often been called the Age of Pericles. He had three goals‚ first to strengthen Athenian democracy‚ second to hold and strengthen the empire‚ and the last to glorify Athens. To strengthen democracy‚ Pericles
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Roman Success Athens and the early Roman Republic were small city-states that acquired empires through victories in war. The Delian League lasted less than a century and the de facto empire of provinces acquired through the Punic Wars lasted for centuries. Athens and their allies formed the Delian League which was under constant strain‚ while on the other hand‚ the Roman Republic was very successful in expanding their empire through a consistent united front politically‚ economically‚ and militarily
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revolted in 499b.c Athens aided the revolts that broke out. Darius (son) crushed the revolt of the Asian minor. The Battle of Marathon happened. Xerxes (grandson) was the army and the naval attack for them back in that time. He was in the battle of Thermopylae- 480b.c Sparta only had 300 men against the 6‚000 Greek (Persians) the Persians military was a victory of Sparta. The importance of the Greek victories was they had the golden age‚ and were the leaders of unity. When Athens had leadership Sparta
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"I doubt seriously whether a man can think with full wisdom and deep convictions regarding certain of the basic international issues today who has not at least reviewed in his mind the period of the Peloponnesian War and the Fall of Athens." George C. Marshall. The Peloponnesian War that took place from 431 B.C. to 404 B.C.‚ as George C. Marshall said‚ is one of the most important wars in the last 2‚500 years of history. The war changed the expansion of democracy for the rest of history and forced
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