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Sparta
One of the city states of ancient Greece, Sparta was well known for its warrior culture.
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What place rose to power after the Peloponnesian war was finished?
Sparta became temporarily dominent, Persia regained influence in the area and Thebes ovetturned Spartan ascendancy.
Why were spartan women given more rights then athenian women?
Spartan women were given more rights because they were really the only ones left when Sparta went to war. All men were legally required to join the army and they began training between ages 8 and 9. Therefore, women had to stick-up for the homeland and run their own households. Some even fought in battle alongside the men.
By contrast the Athenians kept their women in virtual purdah at home - they were married off at about 12 or 13 and started producing children. got out only for womens' religious festivals.
Did Sparta and other ancient Greek cultures have bathrooms?
Yes they did. They pis$ed and $hit in pots.
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!
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What form of art was the only one that Spartans were concerned with?
The only art the Spartans cared about was warfare.
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Which is better Sparta or Athens?
It depends if you are talking about which is stronger the answer would be that Sparta is stronger.They had a strong army but Athens had a better navy
or if you want to know which has a better government or better education then the answer would be Athens.
There were no Greek emperors as there was no Greek empire. The Greek world comprised a myriad of independent city-states.
Some of these city-states from time to time formed defensive leagues, such as the anti-Persian league led by the city-state of Athens, but these had no king or emperor or even centrallised form of government, and so were not empires. Many were subsequently absorbed by the Roman Empire in the west and in the east by Macedonian kingdoms, the latter being in turn taken into the expanding Roman Empire.
There was a Macedonian Empire ruled by Alexander the Great, but the Greeks did not consider Macedonians Greek. There were then Macedonian Kingdoms we now call Hellenistic Kingdoms ruled by Alexander's successors, but they did not call themselves Emperors, and the kings and heirarchy kept themselves quite separate as Macedonians and above their Greek and barbarian subjects. These were the Seleucid kings of Syria, Ptolemaic kings of Egypt and the varied kings of Macedonia and Asia Minor. These kingdoms were absorbed into the Roman Empire.
There were then Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire who, although Greek, called themselves Roman, and when the Western Roman Empire disintegrated, called themselves the Roman Empire (today we call it the Byzantine Empire as its capital was Byzantium) and although they maintained Greek culture, called themselves Romans to the end.
They couldn't study because they would have to go train for the army to fight for athens =)
What were the different levels of Spartan government?
There were the two kings, the Gerousia ( or council of Elders), The Ephorate and the Ekklesia (or the apella, or the Assembly).
Why were young Spartan soldiers punished for stealing?
They were only punished if they were caughtstealing.
Their leaders wanted them to learn to steal from their enemies.
What were the pros and cons of Athenian and Spartan government and political structure?
Athens was a democracy and Sparta was a mixed constitution. A mixed constitution is much like the American government. A king ruled like the president, mostly for military purposes. Ephores oversaw the kings and they would be able to regulate the laws and the leaders.
Athens's democracy helped people change their mind.
It helped them to choose a leader that they want.
Which ancient civilization concentrated on the development of the arts architecture and literature?
The ancient civilisation which was most famous for arts, architecture and literature was ancient Greece, especially ancient Athens.
Have they found the dead bodies of the 300 Spartans?
The site of the battle of Thermopylae was identified by archaelogists finding millions of arrowheads. As to the bodies of the Spartans, these with the exception of Leonidas (as he was taken by Xerxes and mutilated) where found and identified (by the use of the invention of dog-tags (a wooden twig with the soldier's name scratched onto it, strapped onto their arms)) and buried in a mound, resting place at Thermopylae with the inscription:
'Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws, we lie.'
Leonidas' body was later returned and he was buried at Sparta.
What this question is asking for is why is this definition appropriate for Sparta. It was appropriate since Sparta was known for its great military and how they didn't really do much accept for training in the army. Boys trained at thee age of seven, and girls had physical training. (Since Spartan authorities believed that rigorous exercises helped girls in producing healthy babies to later on join the army.) I hope that this answer helped you on your question!
Would you prefer to have lived in Sparta or Athens?
One's preference for living in either Sparta or Athens of ancient times must depend very much on one's own particular values and principles. Those who most admire social stability, military excellence, and a strict, fixed code of conduct will likely prefer Sparta. Those who place more emphasis on individual choice and initiative, artistic and philosophical excellence, and fluid codes of conduct will likely prefer Athens.
