city before country. Contrast is often a good way to compare two things of similar nature but with different feature. Comparing the benefits and drawbacks of two polis‚ both of which powerful and impactful throughout their history is Athens and Sparta. In Athens there was political participation as there was an open forum where people spoke about issues and discussed problems. It was a democracy but at times it can get unruly and sometimes mob rule would ensue. However in Sparta there was a counsel
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series of tyrants and their greatest rival to create a new form of government. After rule of tyrants of the aristocratic class and a struggle for power‚ Cleisthenes sided with the common people of Athens and brought the first democracy to existence. From then‚ democracy developed and flourished. As Athens was building the foundation of government‚ they had to live with the threat of war from Sparta‚ their greatest rival‚ and the Persian Empire. But since democracy had already taken route‚ it was soon
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481) The Sicilian military campaign of Athens proved to be one of the most disastrous military campaigns in ancient times. The loss of thousands of soldiers and sailors‚ hundreds of vessels and vast amounts of money from the treasury reduced tremendously the Athenian ability to wage war; however‚ even in spite of such a loss‚ Athens was still able to prolong the war for nine more years until the Spartans defeated Athens in 404 B.C. The downfall of Athens came as a result of Spartan military operations
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Athens vs. Sparta The Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta were similar in that they both denied women basic rights‚ but they are more different because of their culture and political structures. In both city-states‚ their social structures featured women as minorities. However‚ their customs and concepts differ tremendously. Generally‚ Sparta had a very strict military-based state‚ while Athens focused on the fine arts. Politically‚ the two city states differed in that Athens had a democracy
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Spartans had militaristic values‚ Athenian were democratic.” States Mr. Duckworth in the passage‚ “Athens and Sparta.” People argue based on which place which would have been the better place to be in the past‚ most people choose Sparta; but a majority have chosen Athens‚ the better place. Both Athens and Sparta had their own inequalities to make them unique‚ and wanting people to choose there to live. Athens would have been a better place to live because the families there relied on each other and the
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Sparta VS Athens Allies from their existence‚ Athens and Sparta had fought side by side for centuries. These two Greek city-states fought together in the Greco-Persian war‚ but when the Persians retreated‚ tension rose. Athens gained more power than they needed‚ plunging the two cities into nearly three decades of war. The outcome was devastating. Although Sparta won‚ they were extremely demoralized. Athens was bankrupt and exhausted‚ and neither city regained the military strength they once had
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In 5th and 4th Century Athens unrestricted access to the legal system‚ as to other areas of political life‚ was the prerogative of the male Athenian citizen who had come of age. To what extent this unrestricted access to justice was extended to metics and slaves is open to debate however. Before I begin the main body of my essay I intend to lay down my understanding of metics and slaves in Athenian society before assessing specific legal cases regarding their access to justice. Firstly it is important
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In 594 B.C.E. an Athenian Statesman named Solon enabled political reform which affected the roles of men‚ women‚ and slaves in Athens. He divided the population into four political groups based on wealth. Men from the three wealthiest groups were allowed to hold political office. The higher offices‚ however‚ were reserved for the two wealthiest of the groups. The office of Archon was one such position. Although the fourth group‚ known as “thetes‚” could not participate in politics‚ they were
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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 and Sparta were two Greek poleis that coexisted between 750-c. 500 B.C.E. (Duiker 119). Even though these two city-states were similar in a few ways‚ they were different in many more ways‚ so they didn’t particularly get along very well. Almost every aspect of their lives was different‚ from their government systems‚ to their views on men and women‚ and finally to their lasting effects on Greek history and culture. Despite their differences‚ they both influenced Greece and the Mediterranean
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