Greece: The Democratic Establishment vs The Militaristic Society

Athens and Sparta are among the most iconic names in the ancient Greek world. The state of each city created a lot of history and made his own name in the history book. But if two city states succeed in getting their name in this way, how they behave similarly. How is the martial Spartans different from democratic Athens? There are various differences in management methods in all civilizations. These differences include the government structure of the city state, social ladders embedded in society, and the daily lives of citizens.

Sparta is an ancient Greek militaristic society and became powerful after breaking the rival Athens in the Peloponnesos war. The heart of Sparta culture is to meet the military needs of urban nation. On the other hand, the land law was developed and written by Lycurgus which established this military social reform. Xerox will take power in about 486 BC and intend to continue the retaliation of Persia against the Greeks. "Since we decided to use an unstoppable force this time, Xerxes collected hundreds of thousands of infantry and 600 naval units in 481 BC.

For most of the period before the Peloponnese war, Sparta was the highest military force in Greece. Sparta society is a 400 year old hierarchical military system that can help people in war. Spartans army is envied by the Greek world, and its heavy infantry is a model of efficiency. For Sparta 's massive slave slave population, the Spartans were allowed to spend their entire time on war training. Robots tend to fulfill all agricultural and physical labor requirements and Spartans can focus on military tactics. The main function of the Spartans army is to protect the city and its colony from external threats and uprisings. Because of its large population, the Spartans are ready to deal with every war rebellion. The way of thinking like this war makes it possible to spread Sparta's reputation all over Greece and grab the status of a superpower.

In classical Greece, most countries are allied with Sparta or Athens, two opposite countries in the Greek world. Sparta is concentrating on making perfect warriors; they are militaristic oligarchicism of slavery. They are skeptical and dissatisfied with the democratic Athenian people, especially after the Persian War when Athens became the economic and cultural center of Greek authority. With its powerful navy, Athens can accumulate many compliments ally and promises to spread democracy. According to Thucydides, the main cause of events during the Peloponnese War, the main reason for the war was "the growth of the power of Athens and the fear it caused Sparta". By 431 BC, the two sides were ready to go to war, and both of them thought that victory was very fast.