They were both located on the Greek peninsula. You would think that the two nations would have more in common besides language and religion. Athens had a more democratic government, a trade-based economy, and a more open society than Sparta which focused on agriculture and isolated themselves from other nations. How is it that two city-states so similar in location were so different in government, economy, and culture? No matter how much the two nations fought, the important thing is that when they had a common enemy they came together to defeat the Persian empire, fighting Persia as Greece, not as Athens and
They were both located on the Greek peninsula. You would think that the two nations would have more in common besides language and religion. Athens had a more democratic government, a trade-based economy, and a more open society than Sparta which focused on agriculture and isolated themselves from other nations. How is it that two city-states so similar in location were so different in government, economy, and culture? No matter how much the two nations fought, the important thing is that when they had a common enemy they came together to defeat the Persian empire, fighting Persia as Greece, not as Athens and