Ancient Greek democracy appears to have ended as a result of both internal and external factors. Like the subsequent Roman Empire, the Athenian state appears to have over-reached in its militaristic ambitions, ultimately weakening it; while the relative strength of other empires enabled them to take Greece over. The imposition of rule by foreign empires finally ended Greek democracy. From internally, Athens moved from being a defender of its own nation to an aggressor though it would have no doubt maintained that this was in its national security interests. One of the consequences of this aggression and ambition was the loss of the alliances that had helped repel the Persians and in some cases their subjugation (Brand, n.d., p.28).…
Sparta and Athens were both dominating powers of ancient Greece, and had many differences, but which one was superior? Spartans were known for their superb military strength while Athens was known for their arts, music and philosophies. Sparta and Athens had many differences, but few similarities. Their view on how they ran society was very different while their militaries had some things in common. A big difference was their government, Spartans had an oligarchy while as Athens had a democracy.…
Sparta and Athens people were very different people in many different ways. Sparta kept to itself and provided military assistance only if it were needed. The Athens, were very controlling and wanted to take over and control all surrounding land. This difference lead to the war between all Greeks called the Peloponnesian War which after many years of vigurously fighting, Sparta won but refused to burn down the Athens. Sparta let the Athens live on as long as they promised not to try to control or rule over the other Greeks.…
They may have been the most powerful and well known city-states, but they were polar opposites. One of their major differences was their form of government. History.com states, “While Athens was trying Democracy as a form of government, its rival Sparta had two kings. One king might stay at home, while the other was away fighting battles” (“Sparta”). Athens had a government…
The Roman Empire was a better than then the empire of Greece. Charistrics of a good government include; allowing many people be citizens, which is good because the government would have more people to support and expand the government; giving citizens, many rights, which is also good because it gives citizens rights so they can make the government stronger and by having a senate because it ensures the decisions and laws are correct. The first reason the Roman Empire had a better government than Greece is because of the Roman Senate. The Roman Senate was made up of 300 men who inherited their spots.…
The Roman Empire was a better than then the empire of Greece. charistrics of a good government include; allowing many people be citizens, which is good because the government would have more people to support and expand the government; giving citizens, many rights, which is also good because it gives citizens rights so they can make the government stronger and by having a senate because it ensures the decisions and laws are correct. The first reason the Roman Empire had a better government than Greece is because of the Roman senate. The Roman senate was made up of 300 men who inherited their spots.…
A comparison of the Athenian and Roman governments demonstrates that the Athenian Limited democracy is the more effective type of government because citizens have more of a say in government, the Roman Republic has many risky outlets for greediness for power, and the Romans had no way of dealing with oppositional factions. Citizens had more say in government. They were able to be in the Athenian Assembly, which held power like making laws, passing laws, conducting political trials, and electing government officials. Even the poorest citizens had equal opportunities and this is very important because people can express their opinions clearly by proposing laws on their own. All citizens, which was limited to natural born males complete with…
The Ancient Greek Democracy had an interesting way of governing, that made it that all male citizens had equal political rights, freedom of speech, and opportunity to participate directly in the political area, they also had assemblies that met with around six thousand citizens. The people in Athens made decisions where they lived, and they also actively served in institutions that governed them. Any citizen in their government could speak to the assembly and vote on decisions by simply holding up their hands. Then, there became the nine presidents, they made Athens an Oligarchy. They were elected by the citizens, and held the office at one time only.…
Madeline Mann, John Cammon, Amanda Smith Forms of Government in Ancient Greece There were many different forms of government in Ancient Greece. This is because Ancient Greece was not just one country. Greece has city-states which are big cities that act as a country with their own political system. This is why even though greece was a country on its own the cities had individual ways of government.…
The Athenian form of government was a Limited Democracy while the Spartan form of government was an Oligarchy. In 507 B.C., the Athenian leader, Cleisthenes, introduced the new idea of democracy which was one of Athen’s best forms of government. The Athenians, by far, had the best government, and it ran efficiently. It was more organized and worked better overall because the people got to have a say in their laws. The Democracy in Athens let citizens vote on laws, ideas, any orders that were brought up and actively take part in their government.…
The first thing that comes to mind when most people think of Athens is democracy. While it is true that the Athenians did invent democracy, it only existed for short periods of time, the longest being 100 years, and was very different from democracy as we know it today. Athens originally had a monarchy system, but these kings were replaced by archons. Archons were rulers, at first serving alone but later in groups, who were elected to rule Athens for one year. Later these archons were chosen by lottery and later still, replaced by the Democracy system Athens is known for today.…
Ancient Athens: the beginning of democracy, even the kind we have today. People, only Greek citizens, (men who have completed military training and were landowners,) could vote in this government. They had control of the government. Athens was the “trial” or “beta” state of democracy. It was even a “fragile experiment.”…
Athens vs. Sparta Athens and Sparta were both city-states inside Greece. Although, they were very close to each other in location they were very different in many other ways. In this essay we are going to discuss the similarities and differences between the two city-states from their beginnings to their politics, culture, social gatherings, geography, and finally what brought each city-state to and end.…
The Athenian government was a direct democracy, meaning the citizens of the city-state had a say in the decisions they made. Although the government was based on direct democracy, only adult males could vote. The Athenians had the power to change anything in their government due to having direct democracy. This could take a turn at any time since it was a direct democracy, which could lead to some people cheating the vote. In Athens, they valued the individual over the group.…
Both societies had a popular assembly, as did most Greek poleis, but in Sparta that assembly held limited power with their most important powers being to elect Ephors and Gerousia. One of the most notable things of the Spartan system was that they would have 2 kings who were from different royal families, the Agiads and the Eurypontids. These kings did not hold absolute power, however as they were still beholden the other elements of Spartan politics, the Gerousia and the Ephors. (Brand, N.D.). The male Spartan soldier citizenry participated in the popular assembly which elected the public office holders of the Gerousia and Ephors.…