; Solon, the man who encouraged trade and the popular assembly’s ratification of laws, creating an oligarchic plutocratic democracy in 594 B.C.E. ; Peisistratus, a military hero helped kick the noble class out in 560 B.C.E. ; and Cleisthenes, who helped the popular assembly to be capable of making laws in 507 B.C.E. After these changes, Hellenistic Athens simply ended up with what we usually classify as a “limited democracy.” Sparta, however, remained constant with a diarchy; one king specialized in the military issues, while the other king ruled the nation. After the kings, the greatest amounts of powers were given to the Five Ephers.
Instead, the people chose officials to represent them. On the other hand, Athenians did let people vote on matters rather than just have representatives vote for them. The Athenian government was introduced into a set of laws that helped end local rivalries and break the power of the aristocracy. This introduction gave a structure to their government and made it a democracy. After this, all citizens could be considered equal before the law and guaranteed freedom of speech.
Compare and Contrast Athens and Sparta Culturally and Politically Essay Matias Antezana P.2 1/14/13 The two rivals of ancient Greece that made the most historical information and gave us the most traditions were Athens and Sparta. They were close together on a map, yet far apart in what they valued and how they lived their lives. One of the main ways they were similar was in their form of government. Both Athens and Sparta had an Assembly, whose members were elected by the people. Sparta was ruled by two kings, who ruled until they died or were forced out of office.
The first and fore most undemocratic factor is how the senators are appointed to office. They are not elected, as they should be in a democratic government, but they are appointed this position by the Prime minister. Often he appoints his senators to gain a majority so his laws may be carried out and also he or she may give this position of power as a patronage to loyal supporters of their party. The second reason is the misrepresentation of the provinces and territories in the senate. The senate elects people for the amount of population in the area so both Quebec and Ontario have more representation than the rest of the country, especially compared to the Northwest territories and the Yukon who only have on each.
Han China vs. Imperial Rome The methods of political control used in Han China (206 B.C.E-220 C.E.) were similar to that of Imperial Rome (31 B.C.E-476 C.E. ); however, these societies greatly differed on their oppositions of governing and the techniques used in maintaining control over citizens, expansions, and their falls. Han China and Imperial Rome had similar governments because they were ruled under one central leader, however, Han China had an emperor that enforced policies and Imperial Rome had a republic because they felt the monarchy did no good to the people. The Senate of Rome had most control over the citizens.
Every boy was required to be a part of the military, and even the women were given minimal military training. This is yet another example of Sparta's militarily-based rigid society. Sparta had an oligarchy government, and was usually governed by two kings. These two kings were always men, and typically generals who commanded major Spartan armies in the past. One usually stayed back whilst the other went to fight wars, so that at least one person will always be available to lead the great city-state.
Solon created a government that was based on a democracy, allowing all male citizens to have an opinion and vote on certain issues that were taking place. This inspired men to become intellectually interested thus paving a path for the Golden Age that took place. The differences in the governments still did not keep Sparta and Athens from basing their government on a similar structure. Both powers in Sparta and Athens, were still held at a city-state level which meant that the decisions taken and laws only applied to the people living there. Both Athens and Sparta had a king and a council made out of elders that created the laws to beneficiate the people living there, thus creating a similarity between the
This is why they called it the council of elders: 28 of them had to be over sixty years old. Also, to be elected, you had to be a man and come from a noble family. The Gerousia's responsibilities included acting as the judicial power in criminal cases, and preparing measures written by the Assembly, but they could overturn any of these measures if they thought that they were not good. The Ephorate was the biggest constitutional change which occured after the first Messenian war. The Ephorate was five men.
Pericles Pericles, son of Xanthippus and Agariste, was an Athenian democratic who lived from 495 to 429 BCE, and died due to a plague that raged through Athens following the Peloponnesian War. He was one of the earliest believers in history of democratic government, and is known for his efforts in rebuilding Athens after the Persian Wars. He was the elected by the citizens of his state to be the military leader of Athens during the war against Sparta. Since Sparta was not a democratic government, Pericles really wanted to win the war to prove that democracy was the most successful type of government. He even spoke out at a funeral for Athenian soldiers who died in the battle, and explained that the survival of Athenian democracy depended on this war.
Tiberius needed the help of the Senate, he was 55 years of age when he came to power and his rule would involve heavy responsibilities, if not dangers. Running the empire was an enormous task; it was not until the time of Claudius that a centralised bureaucracy handled most of its dealings. Further, the fact that Tiberius preferred to have an independent body helping him, attributed to his genuine hesitation about the responsibility. Tiberius attempted to uphold the traditional rights of the senate and treated it with dignity; as a partner in the empire. “There was freedom to discussion, servility was arrested by the