✴Athens✴
By: Saige Hamlin
Why You Should Be An Athenian
The reason you should be an Athenian is because Athenians live by a democracy, a government where ALL free people vote on issues and laws ( the United States live by a democracy). Athenians are also very focused on the arts of the world and trading. On the other hand, Sparta was mainly military focused and was against trading. Instead, Sparta was more into raiding other people. If you want to be a Spartan, you will have to live in a barrack -a house that is full of beds, a living quarters- until you are 30 years old. After 30 years, you can go live with your family and retire the army at 60 years old. Spartans were to also abandon sickly infants that would not be thought of being strong soldiers, and I don't think you're supposed to abandon children. And if you lived in Sparta and you were a woman, you would have to defend your home from bandits and animals while your husband is at war. So Athens is very peaceful and way more recommended than Sparta, don't you think?