What are some similarities between Sparta an Athens?

Question

Besides having three initial economic and social classes and
both fought side by side to defend Greece's independence in 490 B.C. against Persia in the Persia Wars which both managed to become dominating powers in Ancient Greece.

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Answer 1

Got it. They both had slaves. More so in Sparta, where there were about 10 slaves for every citizen, which is one reason they had to be able to fight.

Lots of gay sex.

They both lost to Thebes at one point, after first Athens was the main power and then Sparta.

Answer 2

Similarities Of Sparta And Athens

Answer 3

Spartan Women were reasonably independent and required to be educated and physically fit. Athenian women had to stay at home and had no rights.

Sparta was a oligacy (2 kings) and Athens a democracy.

Sparta = Dorian Settlers / Athens = Ionian settlers

Sparta = Land Army / Athens = Naval Power

Athenians loved philosophy and literature, the Spartans wrote no literature (comparable to athens) and loved being soldiers.

Spartans were always on a war footing, Athenians loved Peace.

Answer 4

None in my opinion. Your comparisons are way out of line, The independent Greek State of Sparta fought to give the other individual Greek States time to pull together a comprehensive military force to oppose the invasion by the Persians. You also make the mistake of thinking the Iraq war was a "US-Iraq only" War when in fact it was a United Nations Sanctioned Action involving many Allied countries. It was also about the fact that previously Saddam Insane had invaded and occupied the neighboring sovereign state of Kuwait. Post Desert Shield / Desert Storm, he still remained a threat, he was actively engaged on using weapons of mass destruction (nerve gas) on the Kurd's in the North & South, and he was constantly flouting the United Nations Security Council orders to allow U.N. weapons inspectors into Iraqi industrial establishments in Iraq in the search for chemical and nuclear materials or weapons. It was far better to go in and find he had no nuclear weapons than to sit back and wait for him to supply one to a Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorist Organisation who would have had no qualms about using it in down whatever city in the USA.

Answer 5

You know, I am having trouble with this one... they were very different City States. i could go on and on about differences but simulates? they both had large alliances of of other Greek states which they lead, the Spartans with the Peloponnese league and the Athens with their protectorate "allies" in the Aegean, many of whom revolted in the 2nd Peloponnesian war. and i dearly apologize but i can think of only minor things. woman married around the age of 15, both states considered them selves to be the best, the just, the correct way of being, but of course that is how every country/state feels even today.
hope this little bit of information helped somewhat...