in Sparta were only free men citizens?
I do believe it was Athens.
Sparta.
Sparta was stronger on land, Athens stronger by sea.
The Greek city states (polis) were formed out of the Homeric period because of the iron age and Greece's impossible terrain. During the Homeric period the Mycenaean Greeks were in control of most of Greece's vast areas since their kings had bronze weapons. When iron was discovered that enabled anyone to make weapons, the kings lost their empires and the people began to form communities according to Greece's natural borders. They built a religious center a hill (acropolis) which also acted as refuge if a neighbouring city attacked them. The hill then had houses built around it, which were then surrounded by a defensive wall. The city (polis) became the centre of commercial and social life as well as refuge. The cities were built near a source of fresh water, and many were on the coast or river for transportation, fisheries and trade. The ones with plenty of agricultural land could support more people, if on the coast they had fish and trade, and prospered, becoming larger, more prosperous and powerful.
polis
Answer: Poli-Kratos (Πόλις-Κράτος). It was simply referred to as Polis.
For Plato, the ideal city was one which mirrored the cosmos, on the one hand, and the individual on the other. As he described in The Republic, the ideal city, or polis, was one based on justice and human virtue. It was a form of social and political organization that allowed individuals to maximize their potentialities, serve their fellow citizens, and live in accordance with universal laws and truths.
Sparta and Athens
Sparta would not let its citizens travel to other cities unless they were fighting
All the citizens could take part in making decisions for the polis.
sparta
it's Polis because there was no Greek word for city
A Polis was a term to define a city-state in ancient Greece so like Sparta, Athens, Trojan etc.
The polis of Athens means the politics of Athens (city of Greece). Polis is the root word of politics. Polis is the Greek word for "city" or "city-state". The Polis of Athens would be the city of Athens. The word is a part of modern English words such as "metropolis".
which Ancient Greek city was known for its military might
They both ran under a polis style government although Sparta ran under an oligarchy but Athens was run under a democracy.AnswerAthens and Sparta were the two city-states in ancient Greece. They represents physical prowess (Sparta) and intellect (Athens)... Greece was very powerful in those times possessing both. Renowned warriors and philosophers came from Greece also.
πόλεις (or polis). The English word "metropolis" derives from the same word.
The Polis of Lacedaemon was much larger than any other in Greece at the time. Lacedaemon, now known as Sparta, covered around 8000 square kilometres whereas the whole of Attica, Athens' territory just about reached 2500.
i live in indianapolis ,a greek polis is athens