Athens. Sparta was famous for its land army.
athens and sparta
The first Greek city-state was Mycenae (my-SEE-nee).
Sparta's goal was to have a the biggest strongest army.
Athena
Athens and Sparta were the two pre-eminent city-states of ancient Greece. Separated by the mountainous terrain of the Balkan peninsula, the city-states were their own autonomous countries, who only occasionally cooperated to fight common foes (such as the Persians). The two are often seen as opposites: Sparta as the military kingdom that championed the warrior, and Athens as the enlightened democracy that valued knowledge, law, and peace. Sparta had the strongest army, Athens had the strongest navy. Greece needed both of these outlooks or it would not have survived.
Athens, Thebes, and Sparta were the three most powerful Greek City-States.
Athens because Sparta's didn't have good development.
In ancient times, Sparta was the leading rival of Athens
It was Athens
Who is they. The citizens of Sparta lived in Sparta. The citizens of Athens lived in Athns. Each preferred their own city, which is why they were citizens of that city.
Athens and Sparta were Greek city-states in Ancient Greece.
The city-state of Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta in the Peloponnesian War.