Slaves made up about a quarter of the working population on Athens.
Most were people who had been captured in warfare and sold to slave dealers. They were then put on sale in the slave … Greece was not yet a country.
B. Jordan, The Athenian Navy in the Classical Period, Berkeley, 1975, p. 212 that the των after ναυτών should be retained. The battle of Aegospotami, was the last battle fought in the Peloponnesian war, which ensured that the Athenian navy was annihilated. We can distinguish the land army into 3 main forces; The hoplites , the cavalry and the skirmishers. Athens is Europe’s oldest capital. The war ended with the complete defeat of Athens in 404.
Women, slaves and foreigners could not become citizens. In some city-states, like Sparta, all men were warriors and the women were trained warriors as well. Here is a compilation of 15 interesting facts you should know about Athens. Slavery. It was in 404 BC, that Athens surrendered; soon after all its allies had to do the same.
Athenian democracy was not like modern democracy. There was no Greek navy.
As a matter of fact, the Spartan navy was its equal or superior as I’ve explained in my answer to Was the Sparta Navy weak?
Delian League, confederacy of ancient Greek states under the leadership of Athens, with headquarters at Delos, founded in 478 bce during the Greco-Persian wars. The original organization of the league, as sketched by Thucydides, indicates that all Greeks were invited to join to protect themselves
Only citizens over 18 could vote. Records show the city’s origins go back to around 3,400 years ago, also making it one of the oldest cities in the world. The military of ancient Athens was composed by its own citizens. Each city-state had its own government, its own military, and its own way of doing things.
So democracy in Athens meant rule by the men of Athens.
For much of its long history, Athens wasn’t a major naval power in the Aegean. The Greeks loved sport as much as we do. Athens was in a miserable state during this time, loss of life, casualty, theft and all anti-social activities became really common.
Athenian democracy was briefly overthrown by the coup of 411, brought about because of its poor handling of the war, but it was quickly restored. Greece was a collection of city-states. The war between Athens and the city-state Sparta ended with an Athenian defeat after Sparta started its own navy. Athens has experienced almost every form of government. How did the Greeks change sport? He led the Athenian navy in the war with Persia, but was later ostracised (banished).