These subjugated natives were called the helots. They lost all of their property and became slavers, worked on the fields. Sparta was leaded by two kings and the citizens. The kings controlled the religious questions and also the army, in case of wars. Sparta’s upper class, the citizens were the only who had political rights, but in the hustings all they were able to do is to vote by yes or no to the questions that has been asked them. In this aristocratic system, everything depended on the army. They put a lot effort in into make the army stronger and stronger (Szaray #110). Sparta’s men had to serve in the military since young age, had to go to military trainings as well. All Spartan citizens were considered as equal, only the two kings and the helots were in a different class. The Macedonian system was different than Athens’s or Sparta’s. They had monarchy in their state, leaded by the king who had the power to possess and split the fields for the citizens. However, the king coordinated the court with the hustings. One of the reasons why the Macedonian system is unique is that they had a military democracy, that meant men who served for the military had a big voice in the state’s business (they chose the king from different dynasties, etc.). Several ancient authors emphasized that the freedom of the citizens in Macedonia was more than
These subjugated natives were called the helots. They lost all of their property and became slavers, worked on the fields. Sparta was leaded by two kings and the citizens. The kings controlled the religious questions and also the army, in case of wars. Sparta’s upper class, the citizens were the only who had political rights, but in the hustings all they were able to do is to vote by yes or no to the questions that has been asked them. In this aristocratic system, everything depended on the army. They put a lot effort in into make the army stronger and stronger (Szaray #110). Sparta’s men had to serve in the military since young age, had to go to military trainings as well. All Spartan citizens were considered as equal, only the two kings and the helots were in a different class. The Macedonian system was different than Athens’s or Sparta’s. They had monarchy in their state, leaded by the king who had the power to possess and split the fields for the citizens. However, the king coordinated the court with the hustings. One of the reasons why the Macedonian system is unique is that they had a military democracy, that meant men who served for the military had a big voice in the state’s business (they chose the king from different dynasties, etc.). Several ancient authors emphasized that the freedom of the citizens in Macedonia was more than