Compare And Contrast Athens And Sparta
In ancient Greece the city-states was in a constant state of war with one another. allies quickly became enemies, and enemies quickly became allies. As the Greek philosopher Plato said, " only the dead has seen the end of war". Athens and Sparta, were the strongest cities , Athens and Sparta competed with the supreme political influence of Greece . Athens and Sparta's men always trained to be ready for war. Sparta's main strength lay in its ground troops, while Athens's powerful navy controlled the seas. The tide was turned in the Persian Wars when the legendary 300 Spartans led by King Leonidas slowed Xerxes' advance at Thermopylae. The Persians were later ultimately defeated at the Battle of Salamis by the superior strategy of