Athens

The Parthenon Athens and the Pantheon in Rome are two of the most well known buildings in the world. Despite being very different structures outwardly, they are similar in foundation and use. Perhaps this is not surprising as the ruler who reconstructed the Pantheon was, “widely travelled…and admired Greek culture.” (Cline, 2017) Both temples are mathematically based. Math and especially geometry was a key part of ancient Greek culture. The Greeks invested, “platonic solids and…certain…

Sparta is known as one of the best military states, but Athens is known to be the greatest city state. I would like to live in Athens because they are more superior than Athens. To begin with, Athens is more superior than Sparta in naval power. They had a clear advantage through the seas by receiving resources and attacking against other city states. Athens or more of the leading city stayed in Sparta because of their economy. Does the union economy is a cesspool because of their trading and…

In Athens and Sparta each of these cities were focused on their citizens. They were free and allowed to have material possessions and the right to protect their families and land. Both Athens and Sparta were different in their approach to these concepts, which brought on their different styles of government and social practices. Athens and Sparta differ greatly in the way they conduct their political policies. Athens was a democracy; the citizens were the ones that decided how things would run.…

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…

My life as a Spartan Greek Citizen in the 5th century B.C.E Both Sparta and Athens are two of the main city-states that are found in Greece. The city-states of Sparta and Athens were considered rivals in Ancient Greece. They are physically close in proximity to one another. They both spoke diverse dialects and had a different political system. However, there are many unique differences between these two cities. In this paper, I will discuss what my life would be like if I was a Greek…

Athens and Sparta, two of the largest city-states from Ancient Greece, carry a wide range of traditions and preferences as to how to run a government. Some of these rules have been long forgotten, some carry on today in certain countries around the world, and some are simply admired despite the negativity that they may carry. Athens and Sparta are known for their greatness, their unique qualities, and for their advancements. Some of their laws or ideals are common with each other, and some are…

Introduction; Athens’ education system is better than Sparta’s Learning about Athens’ and Sparta’s education system is important because this information can help us develop as a modern society and improve our own education system by looking at what worked and didn’t work for ancient Greece. It’s also a very fascinating topic to learn about, there’s different evidence to support both sides but I’m here to share my knowledge on why Athens’ education system was better than Sparta’s. Reason 1:…

ancient Greece are the city-states of Sparta and Athens. Despite the fact that these two city-states had several similarities, they were different in several radical ways. The political, social, and militaristic evolution of these two powers is what stands them apart. The early history of the two poleis were similar considering their establishments of government. Initially governed by a council of nobles-which represented the king’s authority-, early Athens was at a rocky growth due to…

civilizations, the people were treated as lowly subjects, having no rights or responsibilities. By the 6th century the concept that people would actually have a say in the government and take on responsibilities towards the country had emerged. Rome and Athens were among the first societies to practice the “citizenship”. However, the framework and guidelines that the two civilizations followed were very different. So, the question is, which system of citizenship was better? The word…

Athens is a way more powerful and popular place than Sparta, All Sparta really has is a power military. Athens has way important things than a military. “The Athens form of government is Limited Democracy”. On the other hand, the ruler of Athens is elected annually. There’s nothing really important to Sparta. There’s nothing big about their military. How Athens is better than Sparta. “Sparta had a very powerful military and Athens knew that they could not beat them but they had the powerful of…