... Sparta, on the other hand, was recognized for its military strength. A Spartan's life was centered on the state, because he lived and died to serve the state. Although the competing city-states of Sparta and Athens were individually different as well as governmentally diverse, they both managed to become dominating powers ... the top were the citizens, who made up 40% of the population. They were the only people who could be landowners and were expected to serve in the army even though they had to buy their own equipment. Below the citizens were the Metics, who made up 25% of the ... At...

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... writings, but his ideas are preserved in writings of other Greeks, especially Plato. Aristotle also wrote important works, including Poetics, a masterpiece of literary criticism. The government of ancient Greece was also very complex and it set the stage for the way many of today's countries govern. In ancient Greece by the 700's BC, the city-state formed. The city-state can also ... the 500's BC, some city-states began to move toward democracy. All citizens were granted the right to vote on government policies hold political office and serve on a jury. Many poor citizens could not affo...

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... Sparta, on the other hand, was recognized for its military strength. A Spartan's life was centered on the state, because he lived and died to serve the state. Although the competing city-states of Sparta and Athens were individually different as well as governmentally diverse, they both managed to become dominating powers ... the top were the citizens, who made up 40% of the population. They were the only people who could be landowners and were expected to serve in the army even though they had to buy their own equipment. Below the citizens were the Metics, who made up 25% of the ... At...

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... still in us. Many countries are being governed by the idea of democracy, which started in ancient Greece. Modern day militaries use ancient Greek strategies. The government of ancient Greece was very complex and it set the stage for the way many of today's countries govern. It began when Greece was divided into city states. And each had their own laws and ... slaves had no political rights, even in the democracies. The most successful democracy of ancient Greece was Athens. Every male Athenian citizen had the right to serve in an assembly. An assembly passed laws and determined governme...

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... goes on to say "The business of the state was conducted with secrecy and every effort was made to keep the institutions unchanged." The Spartan government was very powerful and deceiving. They kept the people of Sparta "out of the loop" so that no one may challenge their decision, thus ... sixty. "The ideology of Sparta was oriented around the state. The individual lived (and died) for the state. Their lives were designed to serve the state from their beginning to the age of sixty. The combination of this ideology, the education of Spartan males, and the disciplined maintenance ... the...

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... reinstate Lysander. This task would not be an easy one for Spartan law made it illegal for a man to serve as navarch twice. In order to get around this, The Spartan government named Arakos as navarch and Lysander as his vice-admiral. Cyrus sent Lysander the revenues of the towns from which ... was so grand many thought there was some sort of Devine intervention. Though celebrations where nice, Lysander had other things on his mind. He set sail for various cities and forced all the Athenians he meets to go to the city of Athens; sparing no one that would not cooperate. ... in every city...

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... Rather than forcing young boys to learn the skills that would make them great warriors and benefit the state, an Athenian education was mainly set up to benefit the individual citizen. Like Sparta, education started at the age of seven when parents would send their children to school in ... terms of reading and writing than their counterparts, thus highlighting the goal of their educational process; creating an educated citizen that could actively participate in government. At the age of eleven, the next level of a Spartan education began. The main portion of this time period in a boy's l...

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