One of the bigger differences between Sparta and Athens was there systems of government. Sparta was an Oligarchy which meant ruled by a few. There were many features of a Spartan government, Ephors, two kings, a council of 28 elders called the geurosia and the apella the assembly of spartiates over the age of 30. There were two kings so when the Spartans went to war one stayed back and the other went and fought. The reason Sparta had so many levels of government was because they had to control and limit the kings in case they got too much power.
Sparta put a military attitude in its society and made it the first priority to have a powerful army. The Athenians type of government, might have given the society More freedom, but in my opinion I think this was not the best form of government at this time. The democratic system in Athens cannot really be called a true democracy since it had several flaws in the government and the way it worked. For the way the voting worked
The Spartan King ruled supremacy over his one hundred Spartan bodyguards. In fact, being part of the Kings squad held great honor and meant that they were as what they would call a true Spartan. During a war, only one of the kings went into battle while the other stayed in Sparta. This is evidently told by Herodotus as he states that this ‘conflict between Kings Cleomenes and Demaratus is what finalized this decision in a time around 507 BC. Following on, the King would generalize and plan out military campaigns.
This contradicts a democratic society and is seen as a dictatorship because elections are the cornerstone of a democracy. So if two out of three powers that are running the UK are not elected, this itself questions whether or not we are living in a democracy. Furthermore, having a monarchy is very important yet traditional but not in the same aspects of Parliament, as they have more authority over
A strong government played a key role in structuring such powerful civilizations. Some of the ideas Greece and Rome used are practiced in our civilizations today. In ancient Greece the leader Pericles helped Athens build a strong political structure. He believed that a male citizen was expected to defend its city state in battle, serve on a jury, and participate in debates. He also felt strongly about every man in Athens having some sort of participation in politics.
Athens was more worried about the comfort and culture during the time of the military battles. The oligarchy in Sparta put a war like attitude as it's first priority and it met the needs of Ancient Greece. Athens did not have the best form of government because it did not give the citizens of Greece more freedom. The Athenian democracy can not be called a true democracy because there was several flaws in the governement and how it worked. Only the
The launching of the Great Experiment September 9, 2013 Establishing a durable Government in the 18th Century was very difficult because there was no way to please all of the country which all had different opinions. Americans have failed before with the Articles of Confederation because it did not meet the needs of our nation. There remained disputes between the Americans which led to the division of government; one remained for the American people and the other for the thirteen colonies belonging to Great Britain. The Constitution was also created to test Americans and to see if they could govern themselves without being watched by someone. The American people were in need of a government that would make everyone happy and satisfied.
Beside that we can include how the technologies and other resources cannot stand alone without supreme leaderships through every phase of warfare itself. Therefore we can mapped each warfare based on the time it happens. I. The Classical Age (to 500 CE) a. Thermopylae, Greece 480 BCE Spartan citizens could devote their time exclusively to military service, all male Spartans owed military service to their polis. Greek soldiers formed dense groupings called phalanxes that were usually eight to sixteen men deep.
Synoecism or unification affected the history of the polis because if synoecism was not introduced then Attica would not have had the great success that it did. Unification was brought into Attica because the territories needed to be brought together and be under one main ruler. “Synoecism is when many separate communities were formed into a single political union. Synoecism also referred to the actual movement of people from several communities into a new composite settlement. [1]” Synoecism was meant to help the small city-states into one political unit to make decisions on everything instead of each individual city-state making a different decision.
Build a navy – they voted. Athens had public officials – but they were chosen by lottery – another way to | |participate. To ensure that these officials did not become too powerful their power was limited by short terms and limits | |on the ability to hold the same role more than once. But, there were lots of these roles so many could participate. | |[Of course, the Athenian democracy also had problems.