Sparta
Athens ruled the Delian League.
Pericles (493 - 429BC)
ATHENS
Pericles ruled during the golden age of Athens
Pericles ruled Athens in 460 b.c when Athens and Sparta were the most powerful city-states
The difference between Athens and Sparta is:SParta is a oligarchy.Athens is a direct-democracyOne difference between the city-states of Athens in Sparta was that Sparta was ruled by a king while Athens was overseen by a democratically elected group.
Oligarchy
The assembly of the people for most of the time, and for shorter periods a broadly-based oligarchy eg 'the 5,000'.
Olympia was a site, and therefore not ruled by anyone. People are ruled. Olympia was in the territory of the city of Elis.
pericles
Sparta was ruled by only a few of its men, but Athens was ruled by all of its male citizens.