Athenian democracy

in the Classical Periods My impression of what life would be as a male Spartan in my 20’s would be quite different than being an Athenian. First of all, being a male citizen of Athens allowed me to vote and participate in all the city states political systems. The Athenian system of a true democracy comparing to the Spartan intent, but not really being a democracy. I would control my wealth which would include land, slaves and any business owned that I might have acquired through an…

distinguishes these different types of authority from leadership and power and that people who are have a higher status feel like they may have more right to give out commands but this is based off of the legitimacy of authority which has been recognised. Democracy is based on a Government by the people which their power is invested…

elements of representation found in a Republic, in practice it was dictatorial in nature with the public assembly having very little power and the real power was consolidated in the hands of the oligarchs of the Gerousia. In contrast, the Athenians were a direct democracy and political power was offered to a broader citizenry, though citizenship was still restricted to a relatively small segment of the overall…

The three speeches were very centered around democracy. The term “democracy” originates from the Greek people. The growth of democracy in Athens appeared with the fall of the tyrant Pisistratus. After the fall of Athens after the Peloponnesian War, well-designed democracies did not entirely come back until the 19th century. The basic ideologies of democracy were described by Pericles in his funeral oration. According to Lincoln, democracy means “Government of the people, by the people and for…

and Athens during this time period; these two cities were the main competitors in the Peloponnesian War. These two city-states were different in the way they ran their governments. Athens showed characteristics of early democracy that inspired the modern world’s form of democracy. Sparta took a more authoritarian and militarized approach to their government. The effects of the Peloponnesian war would lead to a new form of…

Mini-Inquiry on Dewey: My Own Definition of Democracy A year and a half ago, I visited Athens. I went to Greece to present a paper in the VI International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca. I was very excited, my paper was accepted and I could visit this historical city. Along with my presentation, I also prepared my trip to not miss any point of interest in this city. Coincidentally, a close friend is an Athenian who moved to Ecuador as a teenager, but has managed to summers there. My…

vastly different. The overall set up of the two city-states was quite diverse. Athens was a progressive area that is still known today for its contributions to the arts and architecture. It is also most known for its introduction of the original democracy…

Spartans lifestyle was controlled by Sparta’s government. This is often notorous compared to modern lifestyle. Sparta was a state of warriors. Sparta’s government used to play major role for Spartan’s fate. After the messian war in 730 BCE,Sparta conquired it’s neighbor Messenia and messenians(Used to call Helots) became slave of Spartans. Messenia’s land was distributed among Spartan warriors who participated in the war and Helots were assigned into farming and other shameful…

get an understanding of the relationship between Greek Democracy, the military needs, and social class divisions of Greek city-states. Solon helped to create the constitution for Ancient Greek’s democracy. The ancient Greeks remained in small city-states because the mountains and coastlines cut them off from one another. The government was constantly changing and a form of Democracy developed in some city-states. The most important Democracy was at Athens. In Athens elected officials and an…

of two great empires. The idea of democracy and citizenship came about around 500 BCE, before that time the lands were ruled by an absolute rule, such as a King, Emperor or a Pharaoh. His or her commands were then implemented by hundreds of thousands of administrators. The common man, woman and children were considered subjects, who had no say in how the land was governed or any of the policies that were implemented. While both Athenian and Roman form of democracy was a major step away from…