3. Athens Modern Greek: is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates
the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded
history spanning around 3,400 years, and the earliest human presence around the
11th–7th millennium BC.[3] Classical Athens was a powerful city-state that emerged
in conjunction with the seagoing development of the port of Piraeus. A center for
the arts, learning and philosophy, home
of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum,[4][5] it is widely referred to as
the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because
of its cultural and political impact on the European continent and in particular the
Romans. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to
economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Greece. In 2015,
Athens was ranked the world's 29th richest city by purchasing power and the 67th
most expensive in a UBS study.
5. Sparta or Lacedaemon- was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on
the banks of the Eurotas River in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It
emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the
invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. Around 650 BC, it
rose to become the dominant military land-power in ancient Greece.
Given its military pre-eminence, Sparta was recognized as the overall leader of the
combined Greek forces during the Greco-Persian Wars. Between 431 and 404 BC,
Sparta was the principal enemy of Athens during the Peloponnesian War, from
which it emerged victorious, though at great cost of lives lost. Sparta's defeat
by Thebes in the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC ended Sparta's prominent role in
Greece. However, it maintained its political independence until the Roman
conquest of Greece in 146 BC. It then underwent a long period of decline,
especially in the Middle Ages, when many Spartans moved to live
in Mystras.Modern Sparta is the capital of the Greek regional unit of Laconia and
a center for the processing of goods such as citrus and olives.
7. The cities of Athens and Sparta were bitter rivals in ancient Greece. Geographically
they are very close to each other, but have sometimes had very different values,
lifestyles, and cultures.
8. This time we’re going to know what contribute in the world of two civilizations.
Athens