Comparing Sparta and Athens Make a copy of this document and complete the information requested below. Sparta: Sparta was a polis that valued physical courage‚ strength and bravery in war. The Spartans gave their complete loyalty to the polis. Seven year old Spartan boys left their homes to train as soldiers in military camps. Spartan men lived and trained together. When a man married‚ he would continue to live with his fellow soldiers until he was about 30 years old. Both men and women
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Life as a woman in Athens A historic view point by Cecil Fuson. Being a woman in Ancient Athens was not what the movies and Plays led me to believe. The Athenian Democracy was a democracy of the minority. Every man‚ no matter their class had equal say in the ruling of the government. But Women‚ Slaves and Foreigners had zero civil rights and no influence on how things were done. Because the Athenian’s were a very exclusive society‚ they rarely allowed outsiders share in the privileges the citizens
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The Oligarchy of Sparta was more efficient and stable compared to Athens because of its laws‚ structure‚ and culture. The city-state of Sparta had strict laws for the conduct of its citizens which promoted the welfare of the whole community. Athens democracy was constantly voting to enact laws which were often controlled by mob rule. Sparta’s government was controlled by the elites and elders of the community. Athens was ruled by the common man who was ill equipped to rule. Spartan culture was much
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In its early days‚ Sparta was social‚ and had contact with other city-states. Until‚ they made some drastic changes. They became warlike‚ and were almost undefeatable in land battle. Eventually‚ they built a fleet as well. Today‚ Sparta is well known for being the strongest‚ and most warlike of the ancient Greek city-states. Founded in the 10th century B.C.‚ Sparta was originally a social city-state‚ its people traded with other city-states‚ and craftsmen produced fine vases and metal workings. “The
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the Delian League was formed and an exceptional leader emerged. Pericles was born into a wealthy aristocratic family in 495 B.C.E. Then around 462 B.C.E.‚ Pericles was deemed leader of the democratic faction in Athens. Around the same time‚ a Golden Age was dawning on 5th century Athens. With Greece shifting into its Classical Period of art and the Parthenon rising from the site of a previously destroyed temple in 447 B.C.E‚ Pericles shaped a sublime Greek democracy. The Golden Age of Pericles
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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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many years. In the beginning‚ Athens and Sparta had lots of drastic differences in at least three ways. Athens
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The Warriors of Ancient Sparta Sparta‚ also known as Lacedaemon‚ was an ancient Greek city-state located primarily in the present-day region of southern Greece called Laconia. Life was very different in ancient Sparta than it was in the rest of ancient Greek city-states. The Spartans were proud‚ fierce‚ capable warriors. No great works of art came out of Sparta. But the Spartans‚ both men and women‚ were tough‚ and the Greeks admired strength. The population of Sparta consisted of three main groups:
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‘The real political leadership of Sparta rested with the elders and the Ephors. To what extent is an accurate description to the government of Sparta? In the Spartan political system‚ power was divided among kings‚ Ephors and the Gerousia which was the council of elders. There were five magistrates called Ephors‚ one that was from each territorial region. It is supposed that the Ephors were established as part of the political system early in the Spartan history. The five Ephors were selected yearly
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importance as Athens. In an age of conflict between the giant Persian empire and Greeks‚ the commercial giant of Athens was the focus of the struggle in the lengthy‚ violent Persian War. In these times‚ effective and ambitious political figures were the key to the defense and success of a state. Themistocles‚ a young‚ bright individual of Athens devoted his life to the success of the state and proved himself to be a worthy leader by developing a fortified naval fleet that made Athens the dominant
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