what was the similarities between athens and sparta?
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One of the main ways they were similar was in their form of government. Both Athens and Sparta had an Assembly, whose members were elected by the people. Sparta was ruled by two kings, who ruled until they died or were forced out of office. Athens was ruled by archons, who were elected annually.
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The modern day Olympics and the Ancient Olympics were held every four years except when there was a war. Also they both had participants that competed against each other. However, in the Ancient Olympics only free men who spoke Greek could compete. ... From swimming to pole vaulting the Olympics has it all.
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The main difference between Athens and Sparta is their government, economy, and society. Athenian society, which was based on trade, valued art and culture and was ruled under a form of democracy. Spartan society, on the other hand, was a militant society whose economy was based on farming and conquering.
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Telemachus' and his father Odysseus' experiences/journeys parallel each other in many different ways. One way that they are both similar is that they are both very well liked by Athena, who accompanies both on their journeys around Greece. Athena acts as guardian to both father and son.
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One of the main ways they were similar was in their form of government. Both Athens and Sparta had an assembly, whose members were elected by the people. Sparta was ruled by two kings, who ruled until they died or were forced out of office. Athens was ruled by archons, who were elected annually.
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Both Greece and Rome are Mediterranean countries, similar enough latitudinally for both to grow wine and olives. However, their terrains were quite different. The ancient Greek city-states were separated from each other by hilly countryside and all were near the water.
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Historically NO, Greeks are not Roman. Hellenes (Greeks)were around 100s of years before the Romans, but I wouldn't be surprised if they have similar DNA. The first recorded Olympic Games took place before Rome was even founded. Greece was conquered by the Roman Empire.
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The reason for this "Trojan War" was, according to Homer's "Iliad," the abduction of Helen, a queen from Sparta. ... Troy also refers to a real ancient city located on the northwest coast of Turkey which, since antiquity, has been identified by many as being the Troy discussed in the legend.
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Classicism and neoclassicism are both reminiscent of ancient Greek art. Classicism and neoclassicism are both reminiscent of ancient Greek art.
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The main difference would be that Greek statues were original concepts. Roman artists mostly copied other works. ... The Romans copied from Greek art in large part. The biggest difference is that the Romans did not idealize the features of their statues to the degree the Greeks did.
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Agamemnon - Agamemnon is the general of the Greek armies. He and Achilles fight on the same side, but they do not get along. Menelaus - Menelaus is King of Sparta. The Greeks go to war with Troy after a Trojan named Paris takes his wife Helen who is considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world.
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Telemachus and Odysseus have parallel, but different journeys, which drastically change them throughout the epic and they are influenced by many different forces, both human and supernatural. Telemachus matures into a man while Odysseus becomes more wise, and both journey through Greece in search of one another.
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Greek governments varied from kings and oligarchs to the totalitarian, racist, warrior culture of Sparta and the direct democracy of Athens, whereas Roman kings gave way to a representative, elected republic—until it was displaced by the power of the emperors.
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Shakespeare uses Pyramus and Thisbe as a play within a play in A Midsummer Night's Dream, so he was obviously familiar with it. There are some similarities to Romeo and Juliet, but also some clear differences. ... In Romeo and Juliet, however, the families just live in the same town and the feud is tearing the town apart.
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Peloponnesian League, also called Spartan Alliance, military coalition of Greek city-states led by Sparta, formed in the 6th century bc.
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Sparta is far superior to Athens because their army was fierce and protective, girls received some education and women had more freedom than in other poleis. First, the army of Sparta was the strongest fighting force in Greece. ... Lastly, Sparta is the best polis of ancient Greece because women had freedom.
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Athens is often regarded as the birthplace of democracy and remains an important reference-point for democracy. Athens emerged in the 7th century BCE, like many other poleis, with a dominating powerful aristocracy.