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What were similarities and difference between Athens and Sparta?
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.
Why was so difficult for Athens and Sparta to defeat each other?
Each had allies which augmented its power. Athens had an empire of about 180 city-states spread around the eastern Aegean Sea,. It had strong walls, which extended down to the sea, which enabled it to be resupplied during a siege. It also had a superior navy, which gave it the ability to threaten and raid opposing cities of the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, and to ensure resupply of the city by sea from its empire. The Peloponnesian League had the strongest land forces, and was able to besiege Athens. By whittling don Athens' allies, it progressively reduced Athens' power and resupply, until finally after 27 years of fighting, the Athenian fleet was destroyed (Persia gave money to pay for a Peloponnesian fleet) and Athens was starved into submission.
Wcich is the better city-state Sparta or Athens in the Ancient Greece?
Sparta is stronger, obviously. They had a great army. People in Sparta, most of their life, they trained. Even the girls. If you were a baby and you were sick and unhealthy they would throw you out. So only the strong and brave were in Sparta. Spartans were very patriotic too. They were not allowed to show weakness. Some stories say that you would keep a fox in your shirt and it would scratch and bite you. If you showed any weakness you would've been an outcast. On the other hand, Athens weren't really into military skills. They were the social, artistic ones. So obviously Sparta is way stronger. Hope this helped! :) :) :)
How did the attitude of the people of Athens lead to their own downfall?
they did not treat the other city states fairly . then the city states asked Sparta for help and Sparta did help causing the Peloponnesus Wars . first Sparta caused a plague or a wide spread decease . which whom many Athenians died from including Pericles . then the formed a blockade so the Athenians finally surrendered . thank you i hoped this answered your question and it helped what so ever . :)
How were Athens and Sparta women treated in the society?
Athenian women were not allowed to do anything that the men could do. They had quiet lives and mostly stayed at home. While in ancient Spartan women could mostly anything the men could do. hope this helped!
Who helped Sparta defeat Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars?
the macedonians of course... No, not the Macedonians. Sparta had many cities aligned in a league to defeat Athens, and some had formerly been Athenian allies who turned their coats because Athens treated them too harshly. Also, Sparta later formed an alliance with an old enemy, Persia, which continued to meddle in Greek affairs after their defeat by Sparta and Athens many years earlier. Persia gave Sparta money for a fleet. nobody helped them Yes, somebody helped them. They could not have done it without help, especially from the Persians and the Syracusans. Read the history.
How do the Persian Wars bring Athens and Sparta together and then tear them apart?
Athens and Sparta were friendly before the Persian War. They naturally joined the alliance which repelled the Persian invasion. A Spartan force helped Athens retain its government against a revolt pre-war. Athens post-war helped Sparta put down a serf rebellion, but then started to side with the serfs, so the Spartans sent them home. That was the split.
What were some differences Sparta and Athens had?
SPARTA: best military in greece, and defeated athens. Not a great learning community, and trained for war almost constantly. ATHENS: The best place to go in ancient times, a luxurious place for citizens. Hope I helped:)
What happened to the Persian envoys who were sent to Greece?
Well, I only know what happened to the ones in Sparta and Athens. In Sparta he was thrown down a well! And in Athens he was thrown into the Pit of Punishment Hope that helped a little bit. I found this out by searching King Darius earth and water.
How did the plague help the winner of the peloponnesian war?
It reduced Athens' military strength, which added to its later losses in Sicily and subsequent battles helped significantly weaken Athens fighting capabilities.
One immediate outcome of the Battle of Thermopylae was that Athens and Sparta finally united true or false?
Sparta and Athens had been allies for some time. Sparta helped Athens in its struggle for democracy in late 507 BCE, and had also sent its army to help Athens at Marathon in 490 BCE 10 years earlier but had arrived too late for that battle. Athens was not present at Thermopylae, its forces were committed to manning its navy at the simultaneous battle of Artemesium. So the answer is False - Athens and Sparta were allies long before joining other southern Greek cities which united to repel the Persian invasion, and remained allies until 460 BCE when they had a falling out.
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.
What were similarities and difference between Athens and Sparta?
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.
What is the same about Sparta and Athens?
Athens loved to learn, they did fight in wars, and they were central government. Sparta loved to fight, they had some girls play sports too! They people were really strong, so that helped them in war. Sparta wanted to be in control, they both go to war. That brings Greece down to distruction.
Who were Sparta's allies?
Alliances in Greece changed. For example several times Sparta and Athens fought on the same side, at others on opposing sides. Similarly at times Sparta and Thebes fought together, at other times were opponents. Generally Sparta was allied to other Doric city-states, though again this was not a hard and fast rule. And although Persia was usually an opponent of the Greek city-states, it was Persian financial support which enabled Sparta and its allies to get a competent fleet in the Peloponnesian War and defeat Athens.
What is a conflict that brought two city-states together?
Sparta helped Athens expel its tyrant Hippias, providing a force to besiege him and force his exit into exile in Persia.
Why did Sparta help the Athenians?
The athenians helped sparta because even though they were enemies they had helped because they fellow greeks
