The Pros And Cons Of Athenian Democracy

Athenians elected government officials through lot (Document B). True democrats would elect all officials through voting by the people. This is one reason Ancient Athens was not a democracy. Not everyone could vote in Ancient Athens. Men consisted of 12% of the population and were the only authorized voters (Document

Firstly, only male citizens had equal rights to vote, freedom of speech, and opportunities to participate directly in political arenas, which is only 12% of the population. For example Citizen women, Children of citizens, Metics, and Slaves did not have the right to vote which is the other 68%. This shows the Athenians were not democratic because not the whole population wasn 't a system of government, when not even half of them were. Also in Athen nobody had the freedom of thought and or speech. If someone

The three pillars of democracy in Athens were the Assembly of the Demos, the Council of 500, and the People’s Court. Although the type of “democracy” that we see today might work, this one had many faults. The Athenian democracy lacked the opinion of the majority because women and slaves did not have the right to vote. Athens was a state run by people that were not fit for the job. The people did as they pleased, including change laws day to day.

The fifth and fourth century BCE Athenian democracy set the groundwork for many of our modern democratic ideas and systems. When compared to our current government system, it is evident that there are both similarities and contrasts. This essay will compare Athenian democracy to our own government in terms of citizenship and franchise, the system for making laws and who has the authority to do so, the power of the court, judicial review, and methods of restraining the power of public officials. One similarity between Athenian democracy and our own system is that only citizens have the right to vote or participate in political decision-making. In Athens, all citizens - male and over the age of 18 - were allowed political equality and the freedom

Sparta Vs. Athens Sparta was a militaristic and warrior city in ancient Greece, it was focused on loyalty on the military service and the state. The people of Sparta were also known for their strengths that were built by them at a very young age. At the age of seven, Spartan boys began education and military service training that was supported by the state. Though Spartan women were not serving the military, they still were educated and got to have more status and freedom, and rights than the rest of the Greek women.

“One of the most precious gifts of ancient Greece, which seems to have been an invention of the Athenians, is the concept of democracy: the notion that all people can and should govern themselves”(123). Democracy in Ancient Greece was very significant and impacted Greek lives. Before 500 BC, Greeks were ruled by small groups that limited citizens' power and decision making. The democratic ideas were welcoming and equal for citizens. These democratic ideas inspired many authors, philosophers and others to write about democracy.

Introduction Two notable Greek city-states from antiquity, Sparta and Athens, created different methods for citizen involvement in politics and decision-making. Despite placing a strong focus on citizen participation, both city-states took very different approaches. This paper compares and contrasts the administrative institutions of Sparta and Athens, looking at how citizens in each city attained the right to engage in public life, who held public office, the procedures for choosing candidates for that office, and who held those positions. Getting the Right to Participate in Public Life: Male citizens who were born to Athens-born parents were given the right to take part in public life in ancient Athens.

The kings were not strong on the battlefields, but they only formed a political interface to attend religious invitations, contributions, and so on. Also, the Senate met with them every month and discussed matters of state and military decisions. While in Athens only male citizens held public office without women and slaves, able free citizens to vote and organize for the jury and the navy and contribute to the decisions of the state. The jury is chosen by voting among themselves according to certain rules and divisions that classify them according to their wealth, age, and competence. The two city-states were similar in their governmental structures, as all of them were oppressing women and did not give them any importance in the opportunity to occupy government places, and they all had slaves, and also did not let them participate in their political affairs, but rather they were persecuted and dealt with contempt.

HIST 1421: GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILIZATION Instructor Patrick Harris June 17, 2023 Introduction Sparta and Athens were the most significant and dominant city-states in ancient Greece. Despite their influential status, Sparta and Athens differed greatly in their governmental systems and cultural values. Sparta placed immense importance on maintaining a strong military, with all male Spartans being obliged to undergo lifelong military training. Conversely, Athenians highly valued art, architecture, and education (National Geographic Society, 2022).

Athens and Sparta were two of the most powerful city-states in ancient Greece. They both share a lot of similarities as to using the same language, fighting style, and mythology. At the same time Athens and Sparta held a lot of differences as to their education, government system, and treatment. To begin with the Spartan and Athenian government system wasn’t very alike, while the Athenian government held three leadership roles during war who were elected by assembly noting that anybody who was a Citizen in Athens could run; these leaders were called Kings or Archons. Other government roles that the Athenians’ had was the council of five hundred, citizens over the age of 30 would be chosen arbitrarily; these people proposed laws to the Assembly

Athens and Sparta were two of the main Greek civilizations. They were very different, which is one of the reasons why they could hate each other. They had different education and government, but they also were similar too. They were both praising a god, for instance. They also had a common enemy.

Democracy, a form of government, allows the people in their own nationality to vote for people in order for them to become representatives as a result to vote on new laws that would affect their own nationality. One of the many states of Greece, ancient Athens was indeed not truly democratic as a result of not inclusive, other than male citizens, to gain authority in ancient Athens, ¨Demokratia was ruled by male citizens only, excluding women, free foreigners(Metics) and slaves.¨(Document D), therefore ruling Athens was only accessible to male citizen since since women, free foreigners(Metics), and slaves were not allowed to rule as a result of not being male citizens. One of the many states of Greece, ancient Athens, was indeed not truly democratic as a result of not even using the essentials of democracy that is used today, “Thus, by our standards, it was oligarchy, not democracy.¨(Document D), therefore ancient Athens was not using democracy as their form of government, they were using oligarchy,another form of government in which a small group of people has power and control, as their form of government instead of democracy.

Introduction Monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy and democracy were all forms of government found at different times and in different city-states in Ancient Greece. Elements of more than one of these forms also co-existed, however, and the modern connotations of labels such as these are not necessarily the same as those that prevailed in Ancient Greece. In this paper I firstly describe these various forms of government and provide examples of their use in Ancient Greece. I then compare and contrast the models.

• Athenians descended from lonian bloodlines while Spartans came from Dorian Invaders. This is probably the reason why Spartans were so military-based. • Athens was much larger in size than Sparta. • Athenian society, which was based on trade, valued art and culture and was ruled under a form of democracy. • Spartan society, on the other hand, was a militant society whose economy was based on farming and conquering.

Unlike the Romans, Athenians had a strict but fair schedule that allowed them to enjoy citizenship equally. Equally, hard workers have brought Athens power just as much as hereditary leaders. According to Document B all citizens should be allowed to speak their opinion and have a share in election because of the hard work they do to make the city powerful. Athenians allowed poor and common men to win a position in government which was a transition from the wealthy having power to everyone having power.