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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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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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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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 the
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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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Compare and contrast the city-states of Athens and Sparta politically and culturally In ancient times‚ Greece was not a united country but rather a collection of separate city-states that were in some cases similar‚ in other cases different politically and culturally. The two most famous‚ powerful and influential city-states of that period were Athens and Sparta. Although Athens and Sparta had some cultural comparisons such as both were polytheistic societies sharing similar religious beliefs‚ their
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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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Sparta was one of the most important cities in Ancient Greece. Athens and Sparta are similar and different in some ways. Athens has its positives and negatives‚ but so does Sparta. Athens had a powerful Navy while Sparta had a good Army. When it comes to battling on land‚ Sparta has it for the win‚ but when it comes to battling on water Athens will most likely win because Athens has a stronger Navy than Sparta while Sparta has a better Army than Athens. If you battle Athens on water‚ you will more
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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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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 out in 431 BC between them. The war was known as Peloponnesian War. After the‚ these two City-States
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