systems are similar in their key points and major concerns, their views of social classes and the social order, and their views of women in society and their legal rights. From these systems, we can get a glimpse at what life was like for these people and compare and contrast it with today’s society. By using these originals as blueprints to build off of, modern society has created its own code of laws, both moral and legal. Ancient Greece Ancient Greek code was largely concerned with “Who should rule
military prowess of Sparta. While most Athenian practices may have seemed distasteful to Spartans, voting for those in political office rather than selecting based on
Athenian citizens had very important roles to play in their society. Athenian society was patriarchal. This meant that men had the higher roles and they had more responsibilities to undertake. Citizens were the only people who could speak or serve in a jury in court and they played a key role in the military. The Athenian society had lots of duties for its citizens to be a part of and these duties are what kept the society running. Athenians had to meet several requirements in order to be granted
Citizenship in Ancient Greece Citizenship in Ancient Greece was not something that was open to everyone. It was a privilege available only to males who owned land and were the offspring of citizen parents. The ideal citizen of this time would need to fulfill this criteria and any duties, such as military, religious, and governmental responsibilities. However, the rights of a citizen were well worth the duties required by the state. Citizens had land and were, for the most part, better off than the
classical era of Athens and Rome, both societies had different systems and strict ways on determining who could have citizenship to their empire. Even though both of these societies gave power to the people, Rome had elected officials represent them. While contrasting Rome, Athens had a random selection to choose who represented them. Citizenship was also a matter of discussion between Rome and Athens, while Romans were lenient toward whom they honored citizenship to, Athens had higher expectations for
As for more modern societies, experiences of daily life in Athens and Sparta varied substantially according to socio-economic status. I have briefly compared four profiles below – socio-economically advantaged citizen; socio-economically disadvantaged citizen; woman citizen; and slave – and compared my impressions of their daily lives in the two city-states. However, a range of other profiles are also possible. Socio-economically advantaged citizens Athens’ socio-economic elite were landowners. “A
Today’s modern societies have many influences taken from ancient Greece. Their society has achieved in many areas. Our political ideals (primarily democracy), sciences, philosophy, and architecture have all originated in ancient Greece. None of these aspects would have been possible without the help of famous Greek leaders. This essay will discuss these important leaders of ancient Greece and their contributions to the modern ideals of civil society. Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.E.) is considered
could band together and take on an adversary. Also, there was some amount of loyalty to the city-state, at least from full citizens. The citizens attempted to do what was best for their society. Further, there was an agreed upon form of government and all people had to
government (Adler & Powells, 2008). The Athenian form of democracy bears a striking resemblance to the United States democracy. Like the U.S. government, the Athenian government is divided into 3 branches, the ekklesia, boule, and deme. The ekklesia was brought together for a particular purpose related to making some form of critical decision that affected the future of the city-state (Adler & Powells, 2008). The ekklesia, consisted of all free Athenians who could subsequently
status quo and welcoming the development of what he viewed as immorality within his expanse, Socrates questioned society and their beliefs. He was said to be corrupting the youth because he wanted to inspire them to think like himself. Dougal Blyth touches on many aspects of Sorcates situation in great detail. The areas he explores are; the argument of the Crito, Piety and Justice, Citizenship and the Common Good, Harming the laws, Justice and the soul. The argument of the Crito explains Crito trying