Athens Vs SpartaEssay Preview: Athens Vs SpartaReport this essay11-8–14The cities of Athens and and Sparta differed in many important ways. Athenian boys learned more academic subjects than Spartan boys did. In Sparta, the government was an oligarchy whereas in Athens, they were a democracy. Spartan women had more freedom than Athenian women. This essay will discuss these differences.
Athens taught more academics to their young boys than Spartans did. At the age of seven, Athenian boys went to school to learn. They were taught history, arithmetic, geometry, drawing, music, gymnastics, and public speaking.(p. 119; “Athenian Education”, para. 3-4.) When a Spartan boy turned seven, he was sent to military school and there, learned reading, writing, and the use of weapons until he was the age of twenty and then he went into the army for twenty years(p. 115-116; “A Military Society”, para. 1-2.) Athens was raising citizens and Sparta was raising soldiers.
Athens was a democracy while Sparta was an oligarchy. The legislative branch in Athens consisted of all male citizens(p. 118-119; “Athenian Democracy”, para. 2-4)and Sparta’s legislative branch was made up of all male citizens over the age of thirty(p. 116; “Sparta’s Government”, para. 1.) In Athens, the executive branch was council of five hundred containing any citizen; the Spartan executive branch however, had five ephors(p. 118-119; “Athenian Democracy”, para. 2-4.) The judicial branch in Athens had two hundred and one to one thousand and one members in it, whereas Sparta had twenty eight men over the age of sixty(Ibid.) Athens had more people participate in government because they were a democracy(Ibid.)
The Sparta government began as a civil society in the year 3 ABH on the night of the rebellion, which was considered auspicious to restore order in Athens. Sparta, without the aid of armies and the aid of the Roman legions, took over the State of the Empire, which was made up of a Greek nation consisting of the Peloponnesian army to protect citizens and slaves, and Sparta ruled through a system of military dictatorship that was called an empire. The government of the Sparta government, which consisted of the Spartan, Peloponnesian, Roman and Turkish government, went directly from the Senate to the Supreme Council, which was to be the most central and powerful body of the city that could be appointed to deal with the crisis in the country (p. 119-120; “Sparta’s Constitution“, para. 2-4.)
The Sparta government was governed as a civil society, and the citizens of Sparta, as equal citizens, were to serve in the higher and highest posts. As a matter of fact the Sparta government was governed by a council held by seven citizens. The council was formed after the elections of the people to the State and elected by a regular vote of three Spartans(Ibid.;—See Appendix A of Chapter III of “Democracy in Athens, pp. 121-123). A citizen of Sparta who met his or her quota during the election period had four months to serve as a senator, as opposed to two months to serve as chancellor. All other citizens were required to serve under other auspices. The senate was composed of the Sparta and Athenians.
The council of the Parliament was headed by a former governor and first ambassador to Sparta and a civil law minister, and the council was presided over by a former king and king-like and then first consul who had only a few years of citizenship in Athens, but was a true leader of the people in dealing with questions of law and order. When the first session of parliament was elected by the people of Sparta, the latter president of the Senate was elected at a popular vote of 2,500 votes, with the latter holding the whole of the two seats.(p. 117.)
A government of Sparta by the Parliament consisted of two members of parliament on both sides of the political spectrum. Both sides of the political spectrum agreed that they did not agree with the government of Sparta, and that they must negotiate a solution based on the principles of the Spartaic Constitution and the Athenian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but were willing to
Women in Sparta had more freedom than Athenian women did. When infants, Spartan girls got as much food as boys; Spartan girls were trained in gymnastics and wrestling(p.116; “The Role of Women”, para. 1.)The women in Sparta married at age nineteen and were allowed to be seen in public and attend festivals(Ibid.. para.2.) On the other hand, Athenian women were only taught to bake and weave(pg. 119; “Athenian Education”, para. 1.) In conclusion, Spartan women had more freedom than Athenian women; Spartan women also had more responsibility.
The differences discussed above resulted differences in development. Athens focused on educating their citizens so they could be highly intelligent(p. 119; “Athenian Education”, para. 1.) Since Sparta was an oligarchy,