Athens
Shi Huangdi and the Persians implemented harsh laws to maintain strict control over their subjects and deter any acts of rebellion or disobedience. Harsh punishments were believed to instill fear and ensure compliance with the ruler's authority. In both cases, centralized power and a focus on maintaining order were driving factors for the implementation of such laws.
Solon reformed Athens laws and society around 594 BC. He introduced political, economic, and social reforms aimed at reducing internal strife, promoting justice, and addressing the economic inequalities in Athens.
Sparta's laws were unwritten and were instead passed down orally from generation to generation. These laws were believed to have been established by the mythical lawgiver Lycurgus and were designed to promote discipline, loyalty to the state, and military readiness among the citizens. The Spartan legal system focused on maintaining a strong military, strict discipline, and a hierarchical society based on the division of citizens into social classes.
In ancient Sparta, the justice system was overseen by the Council of Elders, which acted as the supreme court. They were responsible for adjudicating legal disputes and enforcing laws. Punishments varied depending on the severity of the crime, and could include fines, imprisonment, or exile. Justice in Sparta focused on maintaining order and obedience to the state above all else.
Laws that are made directly by the people are known as initiatives or referendums. Initiatives are proposed laws that are placed on the ballot for voters to approve or reject, while referendums are laws passed by the legislature that are then voted on by the public. Both allow citizens to have a direct impact on the laws that govern them.
Living accommodations in Sparta were harsh. Not so much in Athens for the time.
Sparta
Athens was enemies with Sparta and Sparta was enemies with Athens
Sparta full-time. Athens part-time.
Sparta was different from Athens because Athens was more artlike and Sparta was tought to be tough ruthless people they were tought to steal kill and make slaves but on the other hand Athens did not go crazy with power like Sparta did they maintained society and they made laws to enforce what you should live like back then
Sparta because they did not have as much freedom as Athens.
Draco did
Athena
Athens had a democracy; Sparta, an oligarchy.
Sparta pwned athens they ripped there flesh and ate there soul for breakfast
Sparta had a better army by far, but Athens had a much better navy.
they had different forms of government, Sparta had oligarchy while Athens had democracy. in Athens, you became a man when you turned 18, in Sparta you had to be 30. for money Athens had drachmas and Sparta had obols.