Sparta and Athens although contemporary city states during classical period‚ were a study in contrast when it came to the live styles of the people who inhabited those countries. Sparta was predominantly rural with small central villages‚ whereas Athens was considered the cultural center of the world (Brand‚ n.d.‚ p. 2‚ 3). Additionally‚ in both countries how you lived was strongly impacted by your social class. Citizens For Spartan men‚ life was about service to their country and becoming the
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these events of the one of the strongest Hellenic city-states Sparta. The movie 300 was set in the spring of 480 BC when the Persian King Xerxes was trying to follow in his fathers footsteps who continuing his master plan to conquer the Hellenic city-states‚ arrives in Hellas. The previous attempts by the Persians had already turned most northern Hellenic tribes and states to the Persian side. The citizens of Athens and Sparta‚ the largest Hellenic powers of the time felt disrespected by the
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the death knell. The most major were the Decelean War‚ the plague and death of Pericles‚ and the Macedonian take over. When Sparta turned its military attentions to Athens it was already weary from the Peloponnesian War. When a substantial portion of a naval ships were captured by Sparta in 405 BC the restriction on supplies into Athens and their resulting surrender to Sparta in 404 BC was the first tolling of
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over the Persians in 479 BC‚ some of the Greek communities in the Aegean still sought liberation from Persian control. The Ionians first looked to Sparta to secure and maintain their independence. However Sparta was more concerned with problems that affected them and so were apprehensive about having to ensure the safety of the Ionians as well. Sparta was under constant threat from the Helots‚ they had an independent grain supply and they lacked a navy large enough ensure the Ionians safety. Sparta’s
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formed. The first major success recorded happened when Athens won a naval victory over Sparta near Naxos; the Athenians and Spartans compromised with a treaty that left Athens supreme on the sea and Sparta supreme on the mainland of Greece. In 371 B.C.‚ Thebes withdrew from the alliance and gained predominance over Boeotian land that had been occupied (387 B.C.) by Sparta. A treaty was made between Athens and Sparta. By 351 B.C.‚ however‚ the status of the league had been seriously weakened in the north
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Athens growth in power. The Peloponnesian War was fought between Athens and Sparta. Both of which were very powerful Greek city-states and fought together in the Persian Wars. The peace between the two powerful city-states deteriorated. Athens grew more powerful after the Persian Wars‚ thus creating tension‚ which escalated into roughly three decades of war between Sparta and Athens. After the Peloponnesian War ended‚ Sparta came out on top as victorious. After the war‚ Athens was left in devastation
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often portrayed as sexual objects. In the movie 300‚ the Spartan men served and protected the city of Sparta‚ while the Spartan women did domestic chores and bred more warriors. Because this movie was set back in 480 BC society portrayed men to be superior to women. Some of the main characters in 300 are prime examples for the different gender roles. King Leonidas is the proud‚ triumphant King of Sparta. In the film‚ the character Leonidas possesed as a couple different male stereotypes. King Leonidas
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Sparta was cut off from the rest of Greece by high mountains and wild country sides‚ there for Spartans developed their own ideas of society and government. A domineering society that focused upon its military strength‚ Sparta did not allow its citizens the lenient lifestyle of Athenians. The ideology of Sparta was oriented around the state. The individual lived (and died) for the state. Their lives were designed to serve the state from their beginning to the age of sixty. Women’s lives were
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Athens and Sparta as allies gained independence from the Persians in 480 BC. Athens with a democratic rule expanded by using the surrounding waterways for trade and developing a great navy. Sparta with an oligarchic rule settled in by developing a thriving agriculture community and a land based army. Civil war occurs in Epidamnus with two sides‚ democratic and oligarchic. The democrats requested assistance from Athens. If Athens chooses to get involved‚ she breaks the truce with Sparta. If she
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Throughout the ages of ancient Greece‚ many different types of rule were enacted. Some were more rare than others‚ such as monarchies‚ but they all played at least a small part in Greek history. Monarchy was not a common type of rule in Greece. The Greek people‚ especially those of the city state of Athens‚ would often conflate monarchy with tyranny. The Athenians were subjected to the invasions of Darius and Xerxes of Persia‚ so it would make sense that they would hold animosity against these tyrants
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