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Why might Sparta have decided to spare Athens after Athens was defeated?
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∙ 12y ago
They should of killed or destroyed it But then they wouldn't help them when a battle came
The person who answered the question before this just annoys me with how critical they are being... then again, they are pretty straight forward and, well, truthful.
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Which city-state's geography might make it more open to attack in a military battle explain?
Sparta had no walls, relying on it's warriors as its walls.
Why might both herodotus and thucydides be considered fathers of history?
Both Herodotus and Thucydides study the ideals that lead civilizations, like Persia, Athens and Sparta to war.
Why might it be said that all Greeks were losers in the peloponnesian war?
It was a war between leagues of Greek city-states, the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta versus Athens and its empire the Delian League. Athens lost after its naval supremacy was undermined by the Persian Empire providing the funds to the Peloponnesians to build a competitive fleet. Athens was defeated in the sea battle of Aigospotamai, its city besieged and starved into submission.
Who was the Persian king that fought against the Greeks at the battles of salamis and Marathon?
The name of the King that was fighting in the battle of the Marathon was Leonidas. I am not sure which King you are talking about, but this is Athens King.Reality:Leonidas was not present at Marathon since he is the king of Sparta and they(the spartan army) arrived late for the battle due to a festival. Athens was a democracy so it had no king. The only king that might have been present was the king of Plataea(the only greek city who helped athens) but history seem to have forgotten his name.Addendum:True, there were no kings at Marathon. Perhaps the first answerer is confusing it with the fight at Thermopylae ten years later, when the Spartan king Leonidas led the defence of the pass, or the battle of Plataea eleven years later when there were two kings present - Pausanias king of Sparta and Xerxes king of Persia.
How might the government of Athens have influence the growth of its educational system?
It's in the book .stupid.
What were the two most powerful city-states in early Greece?
Athens, Thebes, and Sparta were the three most powerful Greek City-States.
Why did greek settlements often fight one another?
If you are talking about Cities States and the Peloponnesian War is mainly because half of the states were in ally with Sparta and the other half were allies with Athens, plus some other neutral states. Sparta and Athens were the two dominant states back then, so when Athens started to gain more and more power, Sparta didn't like that. The possible reason why Sparta and Athens were in dispute all the time might be the governmental system, Sparta had an oligarchic system, and Athens a democratic system. Was like nowadays political parties.
After Athens had defeated by Spartan aligned against Athenian arrogance was public thinking welcome?
If you ask an understandable question you might get an answer.
Which city-state's geography might make it more open to attack in a military battle explain?
Sparta had no walls, relying on it's warriors as its walls.
Why might both herodotus and thucydides be considered fathers of history?
Both Herodotus and Thucydides study the ideals that lead civilizations, like Persia, Athens and Sparta to war.
The government of Athens changed often in ancient times Why might Aristotle have decided to make a detailed record of the constitutions used by Athens and other Greek city-states?
To keep a record of important dates
Why might it be said that all Greeks were losers in the peloponnesian war?
It was a war between leagues of Greek city-states, the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta versus Athens and its empire the Delian League. Athens lost after its naval supremacy was undermined by the Persian Empire providing the funds to the Peloponnesians to build a competitive fleet. Athens was defeated in the sea battle of Aigospotamai, its city besieged and starved into submission.
What Greek city-state was most militaristic?
It varied over time - early it was Sparta until it consolidated its territory. Then Athens tried to establish and empire after the Persian invasion but was put down by the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. With Sparta debilitated by wars, Thebes took over until the Macedonian empire took control. ________________________ Sparta and Macedonia were the only two Greek states that could really be called militaristic. Unlike Athens which became a large power by way of trade and naval supremacy, Sparta rose through its military might and bravery and Macedonia through its military innovation and techniques. It was said that while Athens was centred around great buildings, Sparta was built by courageous men who "served their city in the place of walls of bricks." Thebes, Corinth and Argos could be classified as militaristic to a much lesser degree.
How did the Peloponnessian war begin?
The Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens was between 431 and 404 BC.<br><br>Over the preceding 50 years, since defeating the Persians, Athens had grown exponentially in power. They had managed to turn many in the Delian League of northern Greece into vassal states. Sparta resented this. They resented Athens rebuilding their famous wall to Pireus.<br><br>In the 460s BC, there was a helot (Spartan slave) uprising. They appealed to all their allies to send forces. Athens was one of the many states to respond and sent troops. Unfortunately, the Spartan leaders feared the the helots might be convinced by the democratic ideas of the Athenian soldiers and the helots might form an alliance with Athens. They sent the soldiers home, without explanation. The Athenians were now the ones to be offended. Following a war between two Spartan allies, Megara and Corinth (famous for the isthmus upon which it stands), Athens formed an alliance with Megara. During the coming war, Athens fought Sparta and many other states. A Thirty Year Peace was concluded soon after.<br><br>Several events led directly to war. Athens' ally, Samos, rebelled and gained the alliance of Persia. Sparta considered war with Athens but did not intervene. Athens won and later on, intervened in a conflict between Corinth (Sparta's ally) and Corcyra. They also imposed trade restrictions on Megara (now again a Spartan ally). <br><br>The Spartans, in response to this, called a meeting of the Peloponnesian League. The Corinthians warned the Spartans that they would soon find themselves outflanked and without allied. The Athenians warned the Spartans of the folly of declaring war on Sparta. Sparta voted that Athens had interfered in Peloponnesian League affairs, thus breaking the terms of the peace and had already declared war, in effect, on Sparta.<br><p></p><p> </p>
How might the Persian Wars have ended differently if the Spartans had not held out at Thermopylae?
Thermopylae was a minor sideshow - the Persians rolled on and captured Athens. The invasion was decided at Salamis, Plataea and Mycale.
Why was Theseus the Minotaur's enmey?
Theseus was the son of the King of Athens, Aegeas. Athens was defeated by Knossos (in Crete, ruled by Minos) and the tribute to be paid was 12 virgin youths (6 male, 6 female) to be sacrificed to the minotaur every 9 years. Theseus volunteered to go in order that he might kill the Minotaur and free Athens from this burden.
How were Athens ans Sparta different?
In term of politics, Athens was a experimental democracy and Spartan an "agonistic" society. See "Agon" a Greek concept having to do with excellence. In short, Sparta was the polar opposite of Athens. In Athens women had no role in sports or athletics. In Sparta, 7-year old girls (like their male counterparts) were removed by the state from the home and placed in barracks were they were trained as warriors. Citizenship, In Sparta, citizenship was achieved by state-tests. In Athens by birth and land ownership. In an agonistic society, everything is about competition and war is the ultimate competition, ergo, everything in Sparta was about military supremacy. Concepts of love, softness, or affection were considered weaknesses and taboo. Marriages were state-arranged; marriage was for procreation of strong soldiers. Married couples in Sparta met only a few times a year for the purpose of procreation. Period. If a man went to battle his wife warned him to win or die on the battlefield. If he looses, don't bother coming home. Men remained in barracks most of their adult lives. Training included frequent beating to "toughen" them up. Meals might consist of burnt grain and pigs blood so as to teach them endurance on the battlefield. This was very different from Athenian family life and politics.
