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Both Athens and Sparta grew tension towards each other. Then a war broke out in 431 B.C. They share the responsibility of the war and has been rivals ever since.

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Growth of Athens during the age of Pericles

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Growth of Athens during the age of Pericles

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Perciels was a great general that lead Athens wealthy and powerful. All male citizens except for the lower class, held public office. Officeholders were paid a salary and women were not part of public life. Pericles also made the empire of Athens bigger and used the navy to keep Persians away from the Aegean Sea.

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This was to prevent a future. The perision attacked the city states that created a formal alliance.

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This is the last major battle. In the waters by the Salamis, the Greek boats were used. But in the narrow waters, many boats sank much of the Persian fleet.

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The Persian ruler's son made another huge army to go against Greece. But then the Greek cities, they all united to defeat the Persian army. They didn't surrender but they stayed until every one of them is killed.

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The Persian's ruler crushed the Asia Minor and so, decided to punish the Athens for helping them. In 479 B.C, they conquered Thrace and Macedonia. Then two years later, they invaded Greece but the Athens, they came along and defeated them.

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In 500 B.C, Greeks in Asia Minor were up against the Persians. The Athens helped the city state in their upstrings and since then, they've been in war until 479 B.C.

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For both societies, they both have a stable government and also have slaves on the bottom of the social groups. They also have men ruling other than women. What's different about both societies is the Athenian and Sparta society has different types of government.

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(In chronological order)

1. Late 600 BC: no written laws
2. 621 BC: Law code attributed to Draco was drawn up
3. 594 BC: Solon abolished enslavement for debt, defined political rights in terms of wealth rather than birth, and established court of appeals
4. 546 BC-527 BC: Peisistratus, tyrant who ruled with support of lower classes, may have divided nobles' estates among poor farmers
5. 508 BC: Cleisthenes broke up power of aristocrats and created the Council of Five Hundred, chosen from local government units, with wide power
6. 461 BC-429 BC: Pericles opened offices to all male citizens and provided that officeholders be paid

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Top Group: Citizens of the society; only Athenian-born men had full political rights; female citizens could not vote or hold office.
Middle Group: Metics; non-citizens born outside of Athens; free and paid the same taxes as citizens; couldn't take part in government or own land; usually worked as merchants or artisans.
Bottom Group: Slaves captured in war; Athenians considered slavery natural and necessary; sometimes masters freed their slaves, creating metics

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1. The government has two kings which control different things. One king controls the homes and the other controls the army for war.
2. There are council of elders that is made up of 28 male citizens. Only men over 30 could be one. They propose laws and serve as a criminal court for the home they live in.

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1. There are three social groups
2. They like war
3. First group, they are called the number of equals
4. Second group, half citizens and no political power
5. Third group, they are slaves called helots