Spartans and Athenians differ greatly in their values, government, and lifestyle. They have the complete opposite ways of living. It seems impossible that two neighboring city-states can differ greatly but, the world, to this day, contains such countries that a two-hour journey can take one to a completely different culture, language and lifestyle. The reason may not be because of rivalry, but it is the way the residents of the city-state think. Therefore, while Athenians always wanted to display ideal beauty, Spartans valued strength, duty and discipline; Athenians had several forms of government, mostly similar to which today's government is, while the Spartans had 7 branches that were the assembly, Council of Elders, and a couple of other groups that sorted the people of Sparta; their lifestyles differ greatly...