Slavery played a huge role in ancient Athens. Slaves did most jobs, from working in the fields to building and mining. Slaves even made up most of Athens' police force. Slaves were not generally mistreated though, and even had some rights by law.
No they were not allowed unless they were desperate
athens was made up of four social classes. aristocrats,citizens,metics and slaves.
Every resident, including women and foreigners, had equal rights in Ancient Athens.
Sparta and Athens had many differences and similarities in their government. Only a few Greek city-states had kings. Sparta had two kings, usually cousins or brothers. One would stay home and the other would go off to fight wars. Athens created the first democratic system and many other city-states copied them. Athenian democracy did not give power to everyone. Most of the people in Athens couldn't vote, including women, slaves, foreigners, and children.
Sparta had a more militaristic state than Athens. Sparta had all men training for the military at age seven and ending at age sixty (so basically their whole life was for the military). Also, Sparta valued women much more than Athens. In Athens, women had no rights at all and were only there to reproduce and to clean up after the men and manage the home. They also took care of the babies. Unlike the Sparta women who were allowed to have military training (but could not serve in the military), play sports, learn about the arts, go out in public, and own property/stores. Those from Sparta were descendants of the Dorian invaders, however those from Athens were descendants of the Ionians. Athens founded democracy, and believed that the individual was important, while Sparta believed in the state rather than the individual, with a government based on a oligarchic system. Sparta based their society on the repression of 'Helots' (slaves). Athens freed their slaves and abolished debt slavery.
order of the roles in ancient athens. (in order) citizens/ males women metics slaves
Athena was their patron goddess (Athens was named after Athens) so they asked her for prosperity, protection and success.
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Yes, they used slaves prolifically. Possibly about a third of the population of Athens were slaves.
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There were 300,000 Athens..
It was a principal source of labour, eg a third of the population of Athens were slaves.
well Sparta has slaves but they well are vary cruel and mean to there slaves and Athens gives and has respect
there were slaves in Athens people buy them if you wants fun information about it then go to a libaray and ask them for the book you wounldn;t want to be a slave in Greece, it tells you all about Athens and their slaves. - Anna luc
State slaves.