As we know that Greek 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
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Athens and Sparta were the two great powers of the ancient Greek world. They arose from the same culture and shared many of the same institutions and beliefs. However‚ there were vast differences in the political structures of these two city-states. Athens would become the first democracy that humans would create‚ while Sparta would sacrifice stature and power to maintain the restrictive government and institutional forms needed to prop up their warrior culture. Athenian citizens were counted as
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On the home front spartan kings had far less power the real power was in the Gerousia that was an elder council made up of males over 60 years of age. The rules that governed the selection of public office holders in Sparta were rigid. To be one of the kings you had to come from the bloodline of kings. To be an Ephor you had to be elected and could only serve one year in office. To be a member of the Gerousia you had to be age 60 and you coud apply but there could only be thirty members at a
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2 In ancient Greece there were two superpowers‚ Athens and Sparta. They coexisted in Greece with their own span of power in Greece along with many allies. These superpowers were both very well known for their power and also their utter differences. They‚ of course‚ had tensions between them due to differences in their ways of life‚ especially their governments‚ and the rivaling each other because they were both the best in their own ways among all other Greek poleis. Tensions continued to build up
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The social and political system of Sparta was framed around physical superiority‚ duty to the state and conquest in war. The excepted concept of Eunomia further enforced this patriotism by placing the needs of the state above individual interest. While the Spartans lived within a rigid social structure based on a three-tiered hierarchy‚ they also participated in a cradle to grave obedience to the law. It was the determination of public officials who decided if a child was strong enough to survive
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Introduction Greece as of old was divided among a few many city-states called poleis.Among 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
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The Co-kings were members of two different lines of monarchs with each in place as a check to the other. One king oversaw the army and the other oversaw the city-state. Each was chosen by the people and could be selected for either role. Gerousia was comprised of 28 rich elders of 60 years of age or younger and of noble birth and the two kings for a total of 30 men. Their duty was similar to a judicial branch of government. Ephors were quite different as they were comprised of only 5 men
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In Ancient Greece‚ the two most essential cities were Sparta and Athens. The two cities had a diversity of cultures‚ lifestyle‚ and values‚ even though they lived in the same region. Sparta was established around 900 BCE. It is located in the Eurotoas valley of Laconia‚ southeast of Peloponnese (Sparta‚ Ancient History Encyclopedia). Ancient Sparta has a population of about 100‚000 citizens. Spartans dedicate approximately all their time to military training‚ hunting‚ war tactics‚ and even war policies
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kings’ powers were confined to religious duties. There were five Ephors that were elected every year by the Assembly‚ and presided over the daily running of the city-state. The third level of the Spartan government‚ the council‚ was called the Gerousia. The Gerousia was composed of the two kings‚ and twenty councillors‚ and acted as a judge. It also made laws‚ which had to be passed by the Apella. The Apella was the Assembly‚ and was a group of all Spartan citizens over the age of thirty. “Spartans voted
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new state that emerged at this point was due to the lawgiver Lycurgus who had sought the help of the Delphic oracle. He was instructed to “establish a sanctuary to Zeus and Athena; divide the people into tribes and obai; appoint the two kings and a Gerousia of 28 men. Although there are some issues on the reliability of sources on Lycurgus‚ conflicting accounts had been given to most aspects of the life of Lycurgus particularly those relating to his initiatives as a lawmaker. The changes or reforms
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