Sparta

“ Athens and Sparta ” by Mr. Duckworth states,” Where they differed was that while Spartans had militaristic values, Athenians were democratic.” This means that Sparta was more focused on their military. At the age of seven boys would go through military school. In Athens, though, they wanted to expand their infrastructure. Athens would have been a better place to live because men told women what to do, Athenian women had chores, and in Athens they used Limited Democracy. First, family…

power. Sparta a primitive, economically challenged land power, led the independent states. In contrast, Athens an advanced, economically wealthy sea power, oversaw alliance states. Even though they both were state super powers, there was a noticeable difference in their culture, economic background and how they led the subordinate states of government. As well as, Sparta’s and Athens’ strategic approach to war, in the beginning, was dissimilar but in the end, the tables would turn and the…

Ancient Greece was divided into two nations. These two nations are Athens and Sparta. Sparta is better than Athens in many ways. Sparta was more fair and just, as well as being strong and smart. Sparta is far superior to Athens because their army was protective and also girls received education and women had more freedom compared to Athens. The Spartans trained their whole life to become military soldiers and fight.…

Lycurgus of Sparta and Solon of Athens both influential leaders of their time, faced similar issues during their govern-shiptime in leadership, but implemented different techniques in resolving those these issues. Lycurgus of Sparta was traditionally portrayed as the leader who created his own unique system that turned Sparta into a successful military society. His system which was then titled the Lycurgan system, privileged social stability, group values, and devotion to an overarching state,…

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:…

often even at war with one another. As such, there were major differences in how each city-state was run and in how much power citizens had within their respective city-states. Two of the most powerful city-states in ancient Greece were Athens and Sparta. Sparta In Spartan society, only warriors had a right to engage in politics and make decisions for everyone. Additionally, ancestry had a big part in who had rights and not. Only Spartans had rights in government, with other groups having…

Ultimately, the phalanx was key in Sparta’s success as a small military force as it allowed them to fight bigger armies in close quarters. No matter how skilled the army was if they did not have effective military tactics they would be unable to win especially if they went against an army with many missile troops as the phalanx is what protected the men from the arrows. However, maintaining the phalanx formation took a large amount of discipline as each man was key in its success as they had to…

Unit 1 Assignment Greece was divided by the dominance of Sparta and Athens during the Peloponnesian War. “The Peloponnesian War pitted against each other two Greek states that were antithetical in nearly every respect.”(Hanson) Sparta was made of small settlements of and allies and became a military state. Athens had more citizens than Sparta whom had an army of about only 10,000 men. Both Athens and Sparta believed they had advantages over each other in the war between the two, which broke out…

“Brains over brawn”. That’s what you would hear today, but back then, strength could get you anything—and the Spartans did exactly this. And although the Spartans did not have philosophers or art, they were clever military-wise. Clearly, Sparta was better than Athens for multiple reasons, and by using strength, they were later able to defeat Athens in the Peloponnesian war. First of all, The Spartans produced possibly the most iconic military in ancient history. The ancient Spartans were very…

different city states of Greece in which they had many different attributes that make their city state unique. For example, the Spartans which were located on the Peloponnesus in the southern part of Greece began in 600 B.C. and lasted till 371 B.C. Sparta was a militaristic state in which they provided limited state education. On the other hand, the Athens represented a democratic government and society in which education was offered and was essential for the boys so they can speak in public…