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One of the interesting and fruitful ways to examine ancient Sparta and Athens is in terms of the
status of women
in the two cultures. There is some irony in the fact that the freer, more democratic Athens was much more restrictive than the militaristic Spartans in terms of the status of women.
Solon was a key figure in the development of Athenian democracy while the origins of the Spartan "way of life" are traced to the figure of
Lycurgus as the "lawgiver." There are some neat links on this site; click on Solon, Lycurgus, Pericles, Delian League, and others for more information on some of our more important study terms.
The intellectual discipline of Philosophy has been linked to Ancient Greece as one of its most important contributions to Western Civilizations. Its three more influential practitioners were
Socrates Plato Aristotle
The link provides a well organized essay on the three. Also click on to earlier lecture links (#7, #6, etc.) for more information about the Persian Wars, Athenian democracy, and other topics we have been examining in lecture
