There are downsides to every civilization and way of life. Perhaps instead of considering which society had the most advantages, it is more important to think about which had the most unbearable customs. In this case, there are invariably more reasons why Lycurgan Sparta was a less desirable place for the average citizen than Solonian Athens. Lycurgus was a lawmaker who introduced measures to help with wealth distribution and make each citizen an equal servant to the Spartan state.…
In 405 BCE Sparta destroyed the Athenian fleet. That caused Athens to come close to starvation and the Athenians surrendered in 404 BCE. After their surrender Sparta set up the oligarchy of the Thirty Tyrants. The significance of the Peloponnesian War is it led to an oligarchy. Also, it showed the Athenians the issues with democracy's slow decision making.…
National unity of purpose was replaced by resentment, and serious conflict with Sparta emerged. The three-decade Peloponnesian Wars eventuated (431-404 BCE), and Athenian democracy was replaced and reinstated at intervals during the ebbs and…
Education in Sparta (weaknesses outweigh the strengths) In Sparta the weaknesses outweigh the strengths. In Sparta education they whipped the kids, they taught them to steal and they didn’t feed them as much as they wanted to be feeded. “He was assisted in the enforcement of a disciple by a number of citizens called Whip-Bearers”(Document A)…
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.…
Four Reformers Paragraph: Kris, Jose, & Liam In ancient Athens there was a series of four reformers over the course of 621 B.C. to 508 B.C. that changed the government or Aristocracy; Draco, Solon, Peisistratus, and Cleisthenes Peisistratus was one of the reformers who made the most significant changes in Athenian government and society because of the way he shaped both the government and the culture. By reducing taxes that encouraged trade, Peisistratus ended up making more tax than he would’ve by just raising taxes. In addition, he wouldn’t have to deal with any revolts. Within the process of producing more taxes he also beautified the city, making more jobs for the people.…
After Athens’ defeat in the Peloponnesian War, Sparta established in Athens an oligarchy of 30. The oligarchy was highly unpopular, even to the point that it was nicknamed “the 30 Tyrants”. The oligarchy of 30 held power for little over a year, after which democracy was restored quickly. After the oligarchy of 30 fell, Athenian democracy remained for 80 years, but it never returned to the stability it had enjoyed during the Golden Age of Athens. After the fall of the oligarchy of 30, Athenians were insecure and fearful.…
The reforms in Sparta encouraged reorganisation to combat the state’s social issues to reach eunomia . If Lycurgus was the sole lawgiver, Strabo states his reforms derived from his travels to Egypt, Ionia and Crete . These reforms focused on the reorganisation of three systems. The economic system excluded Spartiate men who were required in military service and instead used helots to work private estates . Helots were an enslaved population owned not by individuals, but the Spartan state.…
There was a debate on which ancient Greek city is better Sparta or Athens. Sparta and Athens both have their up’s and downs. Sparta is known for their training and their battles, Sparta mainly focused on their training and making there people stronger .Then we have Athens this city stood longer, gave their children a great education, and Greece in known for Athens because of all these reasons.…
Some of the Spartan soldiers questioned their King, King Agesilaus why there were no fortification walls around the city state. The king simply pointed to his soldiers and said, “These are Sparta’s walls”. Sparta is regarded as one of the most militaristic societies during the time of the Ancient Greeks. Between the 5th to 7th century, this city-state was considered the strongest military force. There was also a very unusual political system that included modernly a monarchy, an oligarchy, an aristocracy and a democracy.…
Athens and Sparta were two ancient Greek cities with very different sets of values. The Athenians had a democratic form of government with a freer lifestyle while the Spartans had a militaristic form of government and had helots who were treated as slaves as they had to give half of their produce to the Spartiates. Athens had freemen who were male citizens divided into three categories namely, the aristocratic, the middle class and the Thetes who were the lowest class. Metics were those who came from outside and were allowed to do business without owning land. On the other hand the Spartans had three categories of citizens; the Spartiates who were military men and lived in military barracks, the Perioeci and the helots.…
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 government was just starting out! Athenians fought for their precious democracy in the Greco-Persian War. Some citizens chose to fight against the Persians in this war; if the Persians took over Athens, democracy could have been destroyed. The Athenian citizens fought for themselves, not for a king, unlike the Persians. Fortunately, the Athenians won this war and democracy was kept safe.…
Athens, Sparta, and Thebes all failed to create a lasting “Greek Empire.” While each polis had its own strengths and weaknesses, the poleis all failed for similar reasons. The poleis failed mainly due to almost constant power struggles, arrogance, and involvement in conflicts they should not have been involved in. Athens, Sparta, and Thebes all failed in spite of various strengths and due to various weaknesses. Athens’ strengths included its large size, large trireme navy, wealth, and democratic government.…
Sparta and Athens were both successful City States in Ancient Greece. Although they both were located in the same country, they both had conflicting views on several issues and they were different in the way they operated. The Athenians cared more about learning and the arts, while the Spartans were focused on military training and following orders. The two city states had different governments and social make-ups. Although the challenging city-states of Sparta and Athens were individually different as well as governmentally diverse, they both managed to become dominating powers in Ancient Greece.…