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What happend when Sparta and Athens went to war for control of Greece?
Athens was defeated by Sparta and its wall were pulled down. -_- say thanks!!
What is the difference between Sparta and Athens.?
The difference between Sparta and Athens is that in Sparta, the ruling government was a military government, while in Athens, the ruling government was a democracy. In Sparta, the people focus on military matters. That is because of the fear of an uprising by their helots. In Athens, a democracy ruled. People voted on many matters such as which one they thought was the most dangerous to their testate and even military and naval expeditions against rival statutes. The different arts such as sculpture and poetry also flourished more in Athens. Athenians believed that one should also focus themselves on matters other than military ones. Athens focused on trades, technologies, civilizations, studies,... while Sparta focused on the military. That's why Spartan warriors were the most fierce warriors in Ancient Greece. Athens also treated their children differently. For example: Boys were taught reading, writing, mathematics, music, poetry, and sports. While in Sparta, they took them away from their parents at 7 yrs. old, to train for war. Further, in Sparta, both - boys and girls went to school, but in Athens, boys went to school but the girls did not, but attended basically, house work.
What were the causes of the decline of Athens and Sparta?
Sparta's reason is that they failed for military reasons and they went to war with Athens. Athen's reason is that they were conquered by the Roman Empire.
What was the war between Sparta and Athens about?
Athens had established an empire based on the anti-Persian league it led. It became more and more intrusive on neighbouring cities of the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, went too far, and war ensued.
How did Sparta feel about Pericles actions?
It was pressured by its allies in the Peloponnesian League to restrain Athens interfering in their affairs. Sparta demanded that Athens back off, it refused, and the League and Athens went to war.
What is the differences between Spartans and athenians in ancient rome?
Sparta was a Greek city-state that was known for it's army they went into battles and won, Athens was also a Greek city-state but it was known for being a good place for trade kids even went to school. Ancient Roman empire and Ancient Greece were in different time periods.
Who was pheidippides and why did he go to Sparta how did he die?
he was bad so he had to kill himself and he went to sparta because athens hated him
When did Athens and Sparta go to war?
The Spartans and Athens went to war in 431 B.C. and the war ended in 404 B.C.
How did ancient greek civilization end?
A large war happened: the Peloponessian Wars (431 to 404 BC). Athens and Sparta went to war then their allies joined in. After many long bloody years, Sparta finally won and there were years of peace. But Sparta was severely weakened. Then Athens revolted. There was no unity among the city-states and Sparta had lost much of its empire. In 338 BC, the Macedonians under Philip II and his son Alexander conquered Greece, and the subsequent empires were eventually subsumed by Rome between 149 and 146 BC.
Why did Sparta start to fight with the athenians?
Sparta was the most powerful Polis in Greece because of the strength of it's land army. Athens' power however was rising quickly as they began to build an empire in the Aegean, with the wealth of this new empire Athens built a wall around their city; ancient Greek armies had few options for attacking walled cities and primarily needed to starve them out. This meant that Athens was now a serious rival to Sparta, the Spartans did not wish to let go of their power so demanded that Athens tear down their wall, they did not so Sparta went to war.
In what way did a boys life in athens differ from a boys life in Sparta?
athenian boys went to school ;spartan boys served in the military
What was the peloonnesian war?
The Peloponesian War was a long war between Sparta and Athens, two separate city states in Greece. Athen was strategically building an empire in the northern half of Greece, as well as on many Greek islands. Sparta felt threatened by Athens' increase in power, so they threatened war if Athens didn't release its empire. Athens refused, and the two cities went to war. A plague in Athens eventually forced them to surrender to Sparta. However, after the war, neither city returned to its former glory.
