Interesting question and actually not a simple one to answer. I had to ponder this a while, but overall I believe the Athenian Democracy (I purposely chose this over previous Athenian governmental models) was better than the Spartan rule of government. read more
Best Answer: Athens had a better society. Remember Plato and Socrates. They all came from there. They had a beautiful city which inspired many minds. Best education system. Sparta was a training camp for the 300 warriors. read more