Contrasts the life of children in the ancient cities of Sparta and Athens. Concludes that children in Athens led much easier lives than their counterparts in Sparta, were better educated and enjoyed better health.

Explain the main features and structure of the Spartan government and their significance in Spartan society. Explores how unlike Athens and other parts of Greece, Sparta was a military oligarchy, monarchy or dual kingship, and democracy all rolled into one, however there has been many debates and controversy over how this system of government came about. Describes the Spartan constitution and details how it failed to achieve a balanced social, economical or political structure.

This essay is focused on the role that physical education and activity played in the two most powerful city-states in Ancient Greece - Athens and Sparta.

Descriptions of the Spartan political system and also the roles of the three classes in the ancient civilization-Spartiates, Perioeci and Helots.

Sparta and Athens; two great and illustrious Greek nations that were very deviant, but yet so similar. Some of the differences they had were the upbringing of children, views on education and war, and relations with its neighboring nations. They shared such things as the issue of slavery, women's rights, and their custom of citizenship.

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: women were treated like they are treated today, meaning they got considerable freedom comparing to the Athenian women, and education in Sparta only consisted of military training, while Athenian men learned every subject, again similar to today's schools.

A comparison between Athens, Sparta, and the United States.

According to C.G. Thomas, "The real political leadership of Sparta rested with the elders and the ephors." This statement accurately describes the Spartan government, as the elders and ephors at times overpowered the Spartan kings.

Athens and Sparta

Personal opinion about why Athens was better than Sparta in ancient Greece with a comparison of the two city-states.