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
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
priest that one-day received a vision calling for the end of sacrifices of the traditional worshipping practices. Zarathustra brought about the idea of one all-powerful deity creating monotheism. Zarathustra also created the idea of the power struggle between good and evil, Truth and lies creating the first religion that had its followers be ethical. Zarathustra’s teachings influenced most of the major religions of the modern world. His belief of monotheism set the stage for religions like Judaism, Christianity
The social construct of the Ancient Greeks and modern day United States bare many differences, as well as, the idea of freedom between the Athenians and Spartans, within the Greek culture. However, the evolution of Athenian politics to include democracy, seem to lend itself to the governmental structure of the United States today, while the feminine freedom of the Spartan women is similar to today’s female movement. Much like the America’s struggle for independence from England, Greece managed to
main similarities and differences between Greek and Roman political structures? The political structures of Greece and Rome were similar because both consisted of aristocratic officials, but were different because the Roman empire had larger organizational systems. Greece had various political structures throughout city-states, but most contained aristocratic officials. Sparta was governed by a militaristic aristocracy, and other city-states involved aristocratic assemblies. Even Athens, during