Argumentative Essay On Athens

Athens had about 6,500 people at all times making rules and judging. Athens was a different type of city-states because, it was a democracy, you could get a good education, Athens wan’t always to themself, and family tyes were stronger in Athens. First of all, in Athens it’s freer than other city-states because it was a democracy. The article Athens and Sparta by Mr. Duckworth states, “ Athens is a democracy which means ruled by the people.” if people can choose their rules it is pretty free. Another thing is anyone could be picked to rule if they were a citizen of Athens unlike Sparta were the text says,”Sparta’s system of government was very exclusive and open to only wealthy people and citizens of highest social standing.” so if you weren't wealthy or powerful you couldn’t be part of the system of government. Also the article says,” Athens elected annually.” which meant …show more content…
The article says,”in Athens you could get a good education” a good education can lead a long way. Also many great philosophers came from Athens, Plato came from Athens and learned there. Another thing is Alexander the Great’s teacher learned in Athens and Alexander the Great won many battles because of his brilliance. Another thing is, family ties were much more stronger in Athens. Families’ in Athens weren’t always split up like Sparta. At the age of seven in Sparta boys were taken and where to train for many years, unlike Athens were you didn’t even have to serve. Athenian men weren’t always at war, so they could be home more often with their family. Finally, Athens wasn’t always to their self like Sparta. The author tells,”Sparta was content to itself.” if that is the case you don’t make alliances all the time so you would be under attack a lot. Also the author writes,” Athens wanted to expand,” expanding would make you more powerful and more alliances. Also Athens traded a lot so through time those trades would lead to