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Would you rather live in ancient Sparta or ancient Athens?

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I would rather live in Sparta, because its was a highly successful political system (if an odd one); a system one could admire and be loyal to. Sparta was a republic, unlike Athens, and it structure provided substantial rights and freedom to its people. read more

Neither - both involved themselves in endless wars to littlepurpose and much destruction. All adult males were drafted intothese wars. read more

Sparta emphasized equality far more than Athens did, even to the point of forbidding the accumulation of private wealth. Women were not "mere breeders" as one poster stated. In Athens women had no rights, but in Sparta they were valued and had rights. Ancient visitors to Sparta often commented on the freedom of the women. read more

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