At first glance, Sparta and Athens appeared as two very different poleis of Ancient Greece. However, if one examined the pair more closely, they could see more similarities. Nevertheless, the similarities are on a broader level and differences still remained. Both Sparta and Athens fit the definition of a polis. I would define a polis as city-state – an urban center with countryside. An essential factor is some amount of unity. With this, the people of city-state could band together and take
Athens and Sparta were two very different and at the same time similar civilizations. Sparta was a very militarized society where the growth in economy and population was important. Athens was a democratic society where growth in economy and population was also important. Overall a comparison of Athens and Sparta reveals the many differences between civilizations in this period in time but at the same time shows many similarities. Athens was a civilization with a government built around democracy
Greek city, Sparta, we often relate it to the capital of Greece, which is Athens. Although there were similarities in the two cities, including their geographical locations, there was also a strong rivalry between them, caused by the desire to gain power, protection, and many other factors. Understandably, because Sparta and Athens were located so close to each other there were many similarities as well as differences, in terms of their society, economy, and political standpoints. Athens, named after
Ancient Athens and Sparta were about as different as Greek city-states could be. Athens was rich with culture, paving the way for theater, music, poetry and democracy. Alternatively, Sparta was strictly militarized, spent no time on the arts, and was governed by an oligarchy. But despite their differences, their governments did have some similarities. To be able to participate in public life and pass the legislature in Athens was a bit easier than it was in Sparta. Cleisthenes tries to establish
essentially powerful among other. They are Athens and Sparta. These two city-states were the reason that the ancient Greece was globally recognized. Although both of these states share a similarity in how they existed or originated, however, there are several differences in how they lived. While the city of Athens was a cultural and economic stronghold in Greece, and fundamentally regarded as the birthplace of western democracy, the opposite was the case in Sparta. Sparta was a society that breeds warriors
Athens and Sparta may be close on a map but are immensely far apart when it comes to how the two civilizations acted. Athens valued learning and philosophical teachings, teaching their kids from an exceptionally young age. On the other hand Sparta was a very war based city-state were all males joined the military and weak kids were even killed. Athens and Sparta had few similarities they consist mainly of the basics including slaves, religion, and language. The two Greek city-states were extremely
Athens and Sparta were two powerful poleis that dominated the Greek World during the Classical Age. Even though they are close together geographically, the two poleis couldn not be further apart socially, politically, and economically. Occasionally, their similarities united them, at other times it tore them apart. Socially, politically, and economically, Sparta and Athens disagreed on much, however on other issues they sometimes saw eye to eye. While Athens and Sparta differed extensively, they
The political systems of ancient Greece’s Spartan and Athenian societies stood opposite to each other. Where Sparta was ruled by the few in an Oligarchy, Athens developed the humanities’ first democracy. This paper compares and contrasts some of the differences between these two Greek powers during the Archaic and Classical periods (800-323 BCE). Historical Background On one side was Sparta, a warrior society that focused on land-based armies and agriculture on Southern Greece’s Peloponnesus peninsula
Athens and Sparta were leading cities of Ancient Greece. Although they were both close and thriving cities of the same country they were very different with only a few similarities. The social system of Athens and Sparta was similar in others, the divide of classes, and different in many ways such as the, rights of woman, making one cities society more preferable to the modern day female. The city of Athens as well as Sparta was divided into classes but there were many differenced in the structure
Sparta and Athens were the main polis of Greece during the archaic and classical period. They were different, but both were so important that even today they are one of the most studied subjects in all schools. Sparta was an oligarchy, in which a small circle of people possessed political power. In particular, in Sparta, the most important political figures were: the two kings, coming from two different families (Le Agiadi and the Erypontidi), the Ephors, the Gerousia and the popular assembly. The