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Athens and sparta
The Athenian Army was a city-state militia in which every able-bodied, adult, male citizen was obliged to serve.
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Roles of men: Spartan men entered the regular army at age 20. Men could marry during their twenties, but they were not allowed to live at home.
Roles of Men: society was male-dominated - only men could be citizens and only upper-class males enjoyed a formal education.
Roles of Children: Boys left their homes at age seven to join the military. In military camps, they learned to read, write, and use weapons. They also were treated harshly.
Roles of Children: girls learned how to cook and sew and run a home, and how to be a good wife and mother. Women did not go to school.The boys went to school. They memorized poetry and learned to play a musical instrument, usually they lyre.
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women enjoyed more freedom than the women of other Greek city-states. They could own property and travel. Girls were trained in sports, such as wrestling and throwing the javelin. They remained physically fit to fulfill their roles as mothers. Their main goal was to raise sons who were brave, strong Spartan soldiers.
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Rules and Laws
Spartan
The Spartans had no historical records, literature, or written laws, which were, according to tradition, expressly prohibited by an ordinance of Lycurgus, excluding the Great Rhetra. Issuance of coinage was forbidden.
Athenian
Athenian laws are typically written in the form where if an offense is made, then the offender will be punished according to said law, thus they are more concerned with the legal actions which should be undertaken by the prosecutor, rather than strictly defining which acts are prosecutable.
Daily life costums
Life in ancient Athens was different than in the rest of Greece. Men were the only people considered citizens, so they were frequently seen around the town conducting their business along with slaves. Men went to the market, met with friends to discuss politics, and went to temples to worship.
All aspects of daily life in Sparta were strictly regimented with no luxuries. Spartan men were raised to be warriors their entire lives and to practice absolute obedience and service to the state. They lived in military barracks until the age of 30.
Sparta's government was an oligarchy. Two kings ruled jointly, but they had little power. Their only duties were to lead the army and carry out religious ceremonies. In addition to the kings, Sparta had two other governing bodies, the assembly and the council of elders.
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