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Athens
One of the Ancient Greek city states, Athens has become the Capitol of Greece. It was home to Plato and Aristotle as well as a center of cultural activity up to the modern day.
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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.
Where were ancient Greek sculptures located in Greece?
Where else would expect the ancient Greek sculptures to be other than in Greece. You wil, bowever find some good ones which were removed legally and illegally in museums around the world - try Paris, Berlin, London - the ones there are usually in much better condition than those in Greece, as in recent years the acid rain in places like Athens has defaced statues, and the Greeks did little to prevent this: many of the 'good' ones on display in Athens are copies made of the good ones held overseas.
Why did Athens fall to Sparta?
After the Persians failed to bring peace to the eastern Mediterranean in the Persian Wars, Persia withdrew to leave the Greek cities to get back to their usual fighting between each other.
Athens then turned the anti-Persian league it led into an empire of its own, and over-reached itself, bringing on a war with the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. This 27-year war severely damaged the city-states of Greece. In the process Sparta had to turn to Persia for support, and then defeated Athens, stripping it of its empire.
The weakened cities continued fighting amongst each other in varying alliances, and Thebes replaced Sparta as the leading power. All this fighting paved the way for the dominance of Macedonia.
What did children wear in Ancient Athens?
think its easy played sports, ate, slept, and watched Olympics
What are similarities and differences between Athens and Sparta's government?
Athens had 2 kings, one to rule the government, and one for domestic purposes and helping people. Sparta had Helots, which were slaves, and guards that would randomly kill one of the helots to show that that is what will happen if you run away. Athens and Sparta were both Democratic. But Athens was more of a free democracy. Citizens (males only) would put white or black rocks into a jar and thats how they would vote.
Hope this helps!
Why did Sparta and Athens unite in the peloponnesian wars?
Sparta was a closed society, and losses of citizens in wars could not be replaced. These losses had been accumulating during the Peloponnese War in the 4th Century, and were compounded in the wars against the Theban confederation at Leuctra in 372 BCE, and Mantinea 362 BCE. As a consequence, as a rural community with a now low warrior strength, it simply didn't have the resources. Although Sparta joined with Arcadia and Achaea to block the pass at Thermopylae to prevent Philip of Macedon's push south, it subsequently decided it could no longer take the field with hostile neighbours Arcadia and Messenia (which Thebes had liberated from Spartan rule) threatening its territory. In consequence Sparta stayed at home as Philip overcame Greece.
the Parthenon is actually only one,located on the acropolis holly cliff.it was a temple dedicated to goddess Athens.there are though quite a few temples in Greece looking similar to the Parthenon
What is the continent is Parthenon?
The Parthenon is located in Athens, Greece on the Acropolis. Because it is in Greece, the continent is Europe.
Why where the Romans able to expand their empire in ways that Athens and Sparta never could?
As far as I know, The Romans both had the desire and the army to back up the desire. They made the many many peasants serve in the army. Their army was large and had several cleaver military generals (Julius Caesar)
I guess Athens didn't have the desire because I'm sure they could have conjured up and great army to go along with their massive navy. Sparta... I'm not exactly sure why they wouldn't have wanted to/could expand, maybe it was to much work and the already had their hands full with all the slaves they had...
I really hope this helps! :)
Is democracy as a way of life a characteristic of Athens Sparta or both?
Sparta had sparse living accommodations. Sparta had boys removed from the family and living in dormitories. Spartan men ate to be strong warriors. They slept nude and were allowed to gather thistle down to add to their beds made of reeds.
Athens had simple homes. Art was seen as a public activity. The rich had tables and chairs made of wicker, wood, metal or marble. Beds had cushions of wool, hay, leaves or feathers.
woman,slaves and immagrantys were not allowed to vote in ancient Athens
spears, boats, guns and iron swords sharpend with dinosour teeth. :)
What were city states of Athens called?
This is a very complex matter, but I'll try to give you a brief answer. Ancient Greek Cities-States where a very small town or city with its around territory part of them. Greeks would speak the same language (in many dialects), have same religion, customs and bloodline but were very topicists and individual. Do not think big, like a modern Athens or Paris or London. Think that all Greece is almost the same as the whole state of New York. Now think that Athens is 1/3 of NYC. You get the picture. Imagine that Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond were separate and individual complete independent countries as the Greek cities states of same NY culture, but all waging war to each other and all together against Pennsylvania or Massachusetts. In order to achieve this they would form a Koinon (pron. kéénon -> "commonwealth") a confederation or alliance for military reasons. e.g the Koinon of NY so all would attack the city state of Boston or sometimes go bigger as the Koinon of North-East (like tenths of cities from NY, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts) and go to war against the Koinon of South East (like cities from Florida, Alabama, Georgia). Then the strongest or most influential culturally city would prevail and be in charge e.g the Delian League with Athensor Peloponnesian League with Sparta or the Hellenic League with the Macedonians).
The Greeks, would 95% go to war against each other and not so often against other culture nations. The only notable time in antiquity that they had a Greek Koinon as a whole, was with Alexander, when they conquered almost all known world.
Straight Answer:
Delian League.
What is in the center of Parthenon?
The Parthenon was built for Athena the daughter of Zeus when Hephaestus god of fire and blacksmith cracked open Zeus's head and Athena came out fully born and ready to fight
Inside was a great big cult statue of the goddess. Today there is nothing inside execpt the remains of the old Parthenon and ruble.
What is the difference between Athens and Rome?
The Greeks were the model for the Western world but Rome was able to create the greatest empire because mainly because of geography and climate. Rome is naturally defensible. It's located in the middle of the peninsula (that becomes Italy) on top of 7 hills. To the northwest, at some distance, are the Apennines Mountains and located about 12 miles from the sea on the Tiber River. The climate is warm and so crops such as wheat, olive trees and grapes are able to be grown. (Wheat, olives and grapes are part of the Mediterranean diet, which is one of the healthiest diets).
Most civilizations start near river valleys. So, as you can see, geography and climate play a really important role in the growth of a civilization.
What brought Sparta and Athens together as allies before they became enemies?
The Persians tried to control the incessant wars between the Greek city-states which spilt over into the Persian Empire, disrupting its peace and prosperity. Many of the Greek cities resisted this, and an alliance led by Sparta which included Athens repelled a Persian invasion. Athens also provided initial support to Sparta when it faced internal revolt, however this ended when Athens began establishing an empire of its own out of the Greek cities liberated from the Persian control.
A myth is a story about how things came to be. calling a story "a myth" doesn't mean it's not true, just that it's some nation's interpretation of how everything around us showed up. So myths are primarily an explanation of the origins of the world.
And then the characters in the story took on a life of their own: the gods has good and bad qualities, just like humans, and they desired things, and hated others. Something as ugly and yet as interesting as a spider had to have a good explanation -- a beautiful maiden, who had the gift to weave, and made Athena jealous. Or twin births -- perhaps one of the children was human, while the other was that of the notorious womaniser Zeus.
And maybe later on (but this is pure seculation on my part, I haven't studied this area), authorities would use these myths to gain more power and make people obey because of fear (like the Roman emperors, starting with Augustus, who claimed to be gods themselves).
How did the Sparta and the Athens unite to defeat the Persians?
daa Sparta brought the soldiers ndd the Athens brought theirr navy (:
Did women in Sparta or Athens have more rights?
Women is Sparta had more rights than women in athens. For example: women in Sparta could inherite property while women in Athens could not. Women in Athens were also opressed... they had children and were expected to be a good house wife, being a weaver or potter. Women in Sparta were not oppresed because their husbands were never at home (either at war or in the barracks) Spartan women were supposed to have healthy babies each year (if they babies were unhealthy the babies were put in a pot and left abonded)
What are facts about the golden age of Greece?
Thermopylae- the slow down of the Persian army to allow Athens time to prepare to fight.
Does Athens or Sparta have a better education?
The difference between their education is that Spartans were birthed for war and learned the brutality of war from a young age as Athenians were taught philosophy and astronomy as well as other subjects.
Both city-states had education but Athens had more of a formal education.
Athens:
- Went further into education
- Boys had to memorize everything due to the lack of books (teachers read out loud)
- Girls didn't learn as much as boys did; but if their mother had some sort of education they would learn it in their home
Sparta:
- Still had education
- Boys still had to memorize everything due to the lack of books (teachers read out loud)
- Had less education but more military stuff
What sports were played in Ancient Athens?
* Boxing * Equestrian events # -chariot racing # -riding * pankration * pentathlon # -discus # -javelin # -jump # -running # -wrestling * running * wrestling
Did Athens or Sparta win the war?
Athens is located on the central plain of Attica or Attica Basin. It is surrounded on three sides by mountains and the fourth side by a gulf. Sparta is located on the Peloponnesus Peninsula. Between Sparta and the sea is the Parnon Mountains on the east and the Targetus mountains on the west They are both in the country of Greece.
Athens and Sparta are also cities in Georgia, in the United States, named for their more famous Greek counterparts.
