There are a few parallels that can be drawn from ancient Greece and our world today. Now this may be a little bit of a stretch. However, one parallel that I see from ancient Greece to today is the United States and Russia. In the lecture and the video speaks of the wars between Athens and Sparta this reminds me of the United States and Russia. One difference is that there has not been an outright war between the countries announced. However, there is a major chess game taking place. Quite like the Sparta and Athenian battles. Were a chess match as they tried to make each other tired of war and give in to one another. The United States and Russia have that same feeling as they move troops into different regions of the world they are also moving
