Sparta spared Athens after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War primarily to consolidate its own power and maintain stability in the region. By allowing Athens to survive, Sparta aimed to avoid the potential unrest and chaos that could arise from completely destroying a major city-state. Additionally, Sparta sought to establish a cooperative relationship with Athens, thereby ensuring its influence over the former rival while also utilizing Athens' naval capabilities for future military endeavors. This pragmatic approach ultimately helped Sparta to strengthen its dominance in Greece without inciting further conflict.
Military training, having a serf population to support them while the Athenians had to farm and do military training in their spare time.
Because Athens is weak and cowardly & took their money.For an answer that makes sense, Athens was still a leading city, and favorite of the goddess Athena. To wipe it off the map, as might have been done with a lesser city, was probably considered inadvisable for political and religious reasons. If Athens had won the war, as it nearly did in the first ten years, Sparta might have met the standard fate of a conquered city (death for all men, slavery for all women and children, city destroyed), but the world will never know. They should of killed or destroyed it But then they wouldn't help them when a battle cameThe person who answered the question before this just annoys me with how critical they are being... then again, they are pretty straight forward and, well, truthful.
Sparta had seized the land of the southern Peloponnese peninsula and turned its people into serfs who gave half their produce to Sparta, which allowed them to concentrate on military training to be able to protect their city-state. Athenians had to farm their own land or make a living through fishing, trade etc, and do their military training in their spare time.
Sparta: Women had more rights than Athens. They were expected to be strong and protect the house if the men were not home. They were expected to produce stong healthy boys as well. Sparta focused mainly on the human body strength and military rather than research, development, and government. Sparta was more poor than Athens. I think Sparta had less slaves as well. Sparta's God was if Im not mistaken, Ares or Artemis. Athens: Women had less rights than Sparta and I think they were not allowed to leave the house without a slave or the husband. Athens focused on research, development, and government producing democracy which spread throughout Greece. Athens was generally a rich city. Athens' God was Athena.
The differences between Athens and Sparta were caused by the geographical location, they were quite far apart so it should be expected that they had different societies. Another reason was that they were both founded at different times, by different people.They were both independent city-states in southern Greece. The Spartans were rural, living off the produce of a serf population and devoting themselves to training for war. The Ahenians had to do their own production and their war training in their spare time. The Spartans were stolid and cautious, the Athenians were adventurous.
1. Spartan citizens spent much time training for war, as they had a serf population to do the farming. Athenians had to do the farming, and do military training in their spare time. 2. Spartan women had a good degree of equality and lifestyle. Athenian women were kept at home in virtual purdah, supervising the home and raising children. 3. Spartan citizens detrmined what their government did. Athenian citizens varied over time under monarchy-aristocracy-tyranny-democracy-monarchy.
Each Spartan citizen was allotted the produce of seven serfs, and consequently could devote themselves to training for war and physical fitness. Athenians had to make a living through farming or commercial activity, and do military training in their spare time. Spartan women were a vibrant part of the community. Athenian women were kept in purdah looking after and working in the home.
of Spare, Spare; saving; frugal; merciful.
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Spartacus kills his best friend to spare him of the agonies of crucifixion. This happened after the Spartacus slave army was defeated and Spartacus and his friend were captured.
I just can't spare the time today. I hope I can pick up this spare; it's a 7-10 split. The spare tire is flat!
Please get the spare tire out of the trunk. I really do enjoy barbecued spare ribs! Please spare me the details of that news item.