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Where would you rather live ancient Sparta or ancient Athens?
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What were Athens and Sparta?
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.
What did ancient Sparta think of Athens?
Athens' feelings towards Sparta could differ from person to person and most important from time period to time period. For example, the story of the Battle of Thermopylae was considered very heroic but sometimes Spartan culture was made fun of in plays but in the same play Spartans could be seen as admirable (Aristophanes' Lysistrata, for example).Also, of course, if Athens was at war with Sparta, they would have a much different opinion of them.But one thing that they were very known for was the fact that they were supposed to be very brief with their words with a dry wit, the etymology for the word "laconic" is a reference to Sparta.
What are two leading Greek citystates?
The most famous city states in ancient Greece were Athens and Sparta. Dont think of Greece as a single country, they never were, more like every city having its own rules laws and independance from all others occasionally some would be able to influence others with military alliances and such but all were very independent.
Which Greek city-state was known for its military strength?
All did, for survival. Sparta was exclusively devoted to it.
In a war with Athens and Sparta do you think Persia size would make Persia strong or weak?
Strong , because Athens and Sparta would be to busy fighting with each other (common sense)
In a war with Athens and Sparta do you think Persia's size would make Persia strong or weak?
Strong , because Athens and Sparta would be to busy fighting with each other (common sense)
In the war of Athens and Sparta do you think Persia would be more stornger?
yes
Which city-state would you prefer Sparta or Athens?
Athens because Sparta's didn't have good development.
Was Athens or Sparta closer to sea?
That would be Athens
What were the battle straegies of Athens and Sparta you the peloponnesian war?
Usually they hated each other... but in times when invaders attacked Greece, they became allies and fought the invaders. Athens and Sparta would have HUGE wars between themselves when outsiders weren't attacking. They were bitter enemies as well as strong allies.
Why were the treaties with Sparta and Persia important to ancient Athens?
The peace treaties with Sparta and Persia in the middle of the 5th century BC were important in that they recognized the Athenian empire and the right of Athens to coerce their allies. The treasury at Delos was moved to Athens and subscriptions paid there became tribute to Athens. This greatly enriched the City of Athens.
What were the two most powerful city-states in early Greece?
Athens, Thebes, and Sparta were the three most powerful Greek City-States.
Was Sparta military better than Athens?
Athens was a democracy and had more liberal (for that time) thinking and had good navy. Sparta was a oligarchy was more conservative and militaristic and had great army. In the war between them (Peloponnesian war), Sparta won.
Who would you rather have an alliance with Sparta or Athens?
Sparta becaus they were more disciplined and knowledgeable when it came to war
What were two reasons Sparta chose to join the war against the Persians?
There were many reasons for the wars between the Greek States and Persia, one of which would be the fact that Sparta had to protect its' state against the invaders. Secondly, you have to remember that Sparta had valuable allies, allies which it had to assist - if Sparta hadn't, many of it's allies would naturally leave the Peloponnesian league and join Athens' Empire, leaving Sparta even more vulnerable.
How could the Persian war have ended if Sparta and Athens had not united to fight the Persian Army?
The Persians would have won if Sparta and Athens had not united to fight the Persian Army
