thing Sparta wanted out of the Peloponnesian War‚ it was to bring down Athens. Given Athens’ rising strength and its ability to acquire an ever-larger navy of vessels from contributions paid by its dependents and allies‚ Sparta appeared to be concerned (Cartwright‚ 2018). As a matter of fact‚ Athens was becoming stronger and winning more and more wars thanks to its allies. Furthermore‚ Sparta believed that if nothing was done‚ Corinth‚ another major Greek state‚ was going to be forced to go along
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has almost continuously been at war. First the 1948 Arab-Israeli War‚ then the Suez Crisis in 1956‚ the Six-Day War in 1967‚ the Yom Kippur War of 1973‚ the 1982 Lebanon War‚ the 2006 Lebanon War‚ and several wars in Gaza (2008‚ 2012‚ 2014). The two Intifadas of 1987 and 2000 could also be seen as wars. Israel claims that it is surrounded by enemies bent on destroying it‚ and this is undoubtedly true to some extent. Upon closer analysis‚ however‚ especially of the wars of 1967‚ 1973‚ and 1982‚ we may
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“The growth of the power of Athens‚ and the alarm which this inspired in [Sparta]‚ made war inevitable‚” (Thucydides). While trade is often associated with facilitating war‚ there exists an obvious link between the growth of power thereof and war. As can be seen in the Peloponnesian War‚ a nation becoming a master of trade creates hostility with nations which want to have that power. Also‚ powerful nations become potential military threats‚ resulting in a dilemma of national security‚ similar to
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reasons why individuals should not have moved to ancient Greece during 430-429 BC. Four themes were used to support how war and diseases affect this civilization; the themes used were geography‚ science and technology‚ history‚ and culture. Generally‚ I would not have recommended someone move to ancient Greece because the Peloponnesian War was just beginning. Athens was powerful and tension between Sparta and Athens was growing. If someone was Athenian‚ they would have been besieged by Sparta and forced
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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
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Why did people go on crusades? In 1095‚ Pope Urban II called for an army to go to the Holy Land‚ Jerusalem. This was what was later known as the ‘First Crusade’. A crusade is a religious war or a war mainly motivated by religion. The first crusade consisted of 10’s of thousands of European Christians on a medieval military expedition to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims. This doesn’t mean that the first crusade was just motivated by religion. Throughout this essay‚ I will be suggesting the
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Sparta’s government is better than Athens government because sparta had better leadership and organization of government. Sparta had an oligarchy government. Sparta had a system of leadership. Sparta was a strong military state and Athens . Sparta has an oligarchy government. An oligarchy government means that only a small group of people are leading the group and making decisions. Athens has a democracy. Democracy means that the people rule the country. Democracies are bad because then everybody
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SPARTA THE LAND OF WARRIORS The Spartan City State formed what is probably the most intense military in ancient history. The ancient Spartan warriors are known for their bravery‚ and skill. At their peak they proved themselves to be the best of the Greek warriors‚ the best fighting force of their time. Spartan fitness was very important even at birth‚ according to History.com (8 Reasons It Wasn’t Easy Being Spartan) “All Spartan infants were brought before a council of inspectors and examined
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which was 9/11. There are multiple ways to win a war‚ but targeting civilians should not even be considered an option as a way to do so. During war‚ people who are fighting should only attack those who
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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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