UGC 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ruthless People, Ionian Revolt, Delian League
7 Apr 2016
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Needed more farmland, and used military force to conquer neighboring areas. Relied on harsh rule of conquered peoples combined with a strong military to maintain order. Professional soldiers outclassed all other greek states". Males were indoctrinated, subjugated to military lifestyles from early ages. Children will grow up as ruthless people. In contrast to sparta, the athenians were cultured and cosmopolitan in their relationships with other city-states. The athenians were more open minded and wanted to make friends unlike the. Spartans who only cared about conquer and control. Problems in athens were related to class differences and government. Whereas spartans tried to maintain a relatively egalitarian society (with the exception of the conquered slave class), athenians were more diverse. Classes were divided by their agricultural output. Lower classes owned no property but did have roles in the government through the assembly.
