Around the times that Athens defeated the Persian Empire and was declared as the strongest Greek city‚ Classical art was at its peak (480-323 BC). Out of all the Greek cities‚ Athens was the city that was advanced in politics‚ economics‚ and culture. During the period of time that the Athenians were dominating Greece‚ the classical art style emerged. The philosophical context of classical art is that the Greeks wanted to make sculptures of the perfect bodies so they studied bodies until they did
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Sparta and Athens was totally different form of government. In Sparta we had a military system and in Athens a first form of democracy. The only things in common are that both cities were class-based society‚ but between them the classes were totally different. In fact in Sparta we had several class of population like: Sparta’s “Neighbors” or Periokoi. They were not Spartan citizens but they were free men‚ and were able to have autonomy domestic affairs‚ but were inferior to Spartans. Periokoi
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Athens is the most famous and most powerful city in Ancient Greece with many types of law and rulers. The first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word ATHENS is democracy‚ and it’s actually true‚ Athenians did invent the democracy and it’s still been using in many countries today‚ including Australia‚ America‚ the United Kingdom and Germany. Athens was founded a long way back‚ in 800 BC when the dark age ended in 860BC‚ and was ended when Alexander the Great in 360BC. The Athenian government
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a land to many city and States called poleis. Each Poleis had their own government‚ rulers‚ Laws. Along those those city-state‚ were two major cities-state called Athens and Sparta.. Athens and Sparta are different from each other in many different ways. Athens and Sparta have differ in their tradition culture‚ morals‚ beliefs. Athens and Sparta had distinct differences in every aspect of society. Both city-states felt the they were the strongest and the best‚ because of this conflict a war broke
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The Golden Age of Athens was a time period when Athens reached its height of influential capacity and success. The Golden Age started around 480 BC to about 404 BC in the Polis of Athens. Just getting out of the Persian Wars‚ there was much advancement especially within architecture‚ literature‚ art‚ and philosophy which have been brought through time and which was highly important to Greeks. Two examples that show how important this period was and still influences life today are the Parthenon and
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Athens Vs. Sparta by Isaac DaCosta In Sparta‚ babies are thrown off of cliffs hours after birth if they are weak. Which is one reason why Athens is better. In Athens‚ you can do whichever profession you want‚ compete in The Olympic Games‚ and enjoy a modern lifestyle. The Olympic Games were held in Athens near Mount Olympus. The Games were originally created to honor Zeus. It has many different events‚ most of them still played today in Track & Field. The winners became celebrities
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Athens vs. Sparta The two rivalries of ancient Greece that made the most racket and created many of the traditions were Athens and Sparta. These two were so close to each other on the map‚ yet they were so far apart in the way they valued and approached life. These two city-states had few similarities but were contrasted in many‚ many ways. The biggest matter in both of these city-states were politics‚ economics‚ and their social statuses‚ however‚ they had their own ideas when it came down to
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Ancient Sparta and Athens‚ while both being located in Greece‚ shared very different views. Whether it was government‚ or the way they lived‚ nearly everything was conflicting between these two cities. In this essay‚ I‚ will explain my reasons for wanting to live in Sparta rather than Athens. The first reason is very simple. Spartan women were given more freedom and in many ways‚ had even more power than the men. The men of Sparta spent much of their time fighting or practicing military techniques
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Athens vs Sparta Sparta is a strong wonderful place it is a lot better than you think. The reason is Sparta has a very strong Army and it could take down any other Greek city-state. They also have free rights for women unlike Athens. Sparta as you can tell so far is the better place between them and Sparta. Sparta tries to stay in content for the strongest Army‚ they have better rights for women‚ and they have a great lifestyle. Sparta had the strongest Army too. In fact
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Athens vs. Sparta Athens and Sparta in contrast had many similarities and differences such as the view on women‚ politics‚ economy and military structure. Sparta and Athens each had similarities and differences regarding the status and view of women in society. Women in Sparta were judged on their physique and physical and athletic state. Women in Sparta had designated arenas in which they would exercise and compete in athletic tournaments‚ usually secluded from the men who were out training
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