The differences and similarities between Sparta and Athens’s political systems

Doklady Bashkirskogo Universiteta. 2017. Volume 2. No. 1. pp. 187-192.

Authors


Kuznetsov I. A.*
Bashkir State University, Institute of Law
131 Dostoyevsky Street, 450005 Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia

Abstract


The cities of Athens and Sparta were bitter rivals, which played an essential role in the building of the state and law in ancient Greece and have had a profound influence on all later Western societies.

Keywords


  • Ancient Greece
  • city-state
  • poleis
  • demos
  • Athens
  • Sparta
  • similarities and differences
  • crypteia
  • ecclesia
  • boule
  • heliaia