A navy is not on land, so neither had the best navy.
Sparta full-time. Athens part-time.
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.
The Athenian empire was stronger at sea, the alliance led by Sparta was stronger on land.
Sparta: better military, more rights for woman, oligarchy government, land locked Athens: better navy, less rights for woman, good democratic government, near a good source of water Please note that even though Athens had a smaller army, they could still win. Remember the battle of the Marathon? They were greatly outnumbered, but still claimed victory. For more information, click the Explore link in the Sparta link in the Related link.
It led the Peloponnesian League of city-states from the Peloponnesian Peninsula, and this League could provide land forces far stronger then Athens could muster, particularly as Athens had to disperse its land forces to maintain control of its empire. Athens had a superior navy, but this was eventually negated when Persia provided the money for the Peloponnesian League to moun ta naval force to match the Athenian one.
Sparta full-time. Athens part-time.
Athens. Sparta was famous for its land army.
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Sparta - its army. Athens - its navy.
Athens had a strong navy, while Sparta had a better army
Sparta's goal was to have a the biggest strongest army.
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.
The Persians would have won if Sparta and Athens had not united to fight the Persian Army
Sparta had a more military centered city-state, Athens was more focused on research and developing their city.Jujujuly
A giant pit of death.
In Sparta you had to join the army or navy when you were 7 years old! But in Athens you had to go when you were 16. Another difference is that if you where a girl in Sparta you had rights. But in Athens you barley have any rights.