Athens was the largest city in Greece, located at the Attica peninsula. The name Athens was come from the Goddess of Athena, who is the protector of Athens. Between the mountains were fertile valleys, with many farms. Athens became rich because Attica also had valuable sources of various types of material, which allowed them to … Read more
Unlike other nations that are unified under one ruler Ancient Greece was separated into a variety of governments that made it function poorly. In 900 B. C. E the Greeks ‘civilization began to emerge. The little towns slowly became cities, and the city prospered. Especially in 800 B. C. E when the Greeks created the … Read more
Herodotus was a Greek historian whose work encompassed Western civilization involving conflicts between Greece and the Persian Empire. There were many differences between the Greeks and the Persians. For instance, the Greeks struggled to find freedom during 480 B. C – 400 B. C. They were determined to train their soldiers, especially Spartan warriors, to … Read more
Sparta, also called Lacedaemon, was a city in ancient Greece, and one of the most famous ancient Greek cities of the Peloponnesus. Found in the hills of Mount Taygetus many would consider was a brutal group of militaristic people. Although, this to some extent may be true most of the written information was derived from … Read more
The two most dominating city-states in Greece of their time, Athens and Sparta, were great rivals with two very different ways of life. Spartas overbearing military and Athens impartial justice system and government are models for many modern day countries. Even though these two city-states differ greatly from one another, they share many characteristics of … Read more