They would say this because being feared gives you control over people. Some may say it is better to be feared than to be loved because no will take advantage of you and you have more authority. As stated in The Prince: Part III, “In general of men, that they are ungrateful, fickle, false, cowardly, covetous, and as long as you succeed they are yours entirely.” This isn’t a strong argument because in general of men some men are loyal and honest. This is significant because…
and grape products for grain. Since they were located on the coast, Greece had a strategic point for trade and cultural diffusion. Athens became a rich commercial center and Greeks had a money system. They had city-states with identities and cultures. They were considerably independent and were always competing with each other. Sparta was militaristic and agricultural while Athens was cultural, political, and commercial. In Sparta, women had more rights than in other areas. They had adult male…