Why People Move To Athens
I noted that Greece has always been a beautiful country that many people want to visit, but I asked, “Has it always been glamorous?” I believe there were many reasons why individuals should not have moved to ancient Greece during 430-429 BC. Four themes were used to support how war and diseases affect this civilization; the themes used were geography, science and technology, history, and culture. Generally, I would not have recommended someone move to ancient Greece because the Peloponnesian War was just beginning. Athens was powerful and tension between Sparta and Athens was growing. If someone was Athenian, they would have been besieged by Sparta and forced inside the city walls of Athens, which were very crowded. Also, freedom of choice
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Trading between city-states was very frustrating because the city-states were always at war for territories. I thought the Greeks weren’t petty, but they were petty over the smallest things; they always had to be the most powerful. In conclusion, the conflict was just beginning in the Peloponnesian War. Sparta’s and Athens’ territories were close to each other. I would not have recommended someone move to Greece because the territories were so close that disputes were easier to get into. Athens’ allies were in the Persian Empire, Thrace, Thessaly, Greece Islands, and the mainland. Sparta’s allies consisted of Macedonia and other parts of Greece. Some places were separated by the Aegean Sea and others were in the same area. In addition, I wouldn’t relocate to Greece because in 430 BC, a plague hit Athens. The plague killed one-third of the population, which was about 75,000 to 100,000 people. That number does not seem big, but back then, the population was smaller because there were more wars, famine, and diseases; people were so scared of catching or dying from the plague that they committed suicide. Also, animals died from contaminated foods. If one caught the plague, that person had seven to nine days of torture before dying. I could not imagine what these people went
Trading between city-states was very frustrating because the city-states were always at war for territories. I thought the Greeks weren’t petty, but they were petty over the smallest things; they always had to be the most powerful. In conclusion, the conflict was just beginning in the Peloponnesian War. Sparta’s and Athens’ territories were close to each other. I would not have recommended someone move to Greece because the territories were so close that disputes were easier to get into. Athens’ allies were in the Persian Empire, Thrace, Thessaly, Greece Islands, and the mainland. Sparta’s allies consisted of Macedonia and other parts of Greece. Some places were separated by the Aegean Sea and others were in the same area. In addition, I wouldn’t relocate to Greece because in 430 BC, a plague hit Athens. The plague killed one-third of the population, which was about 75,000 to 100,000 people. That number does not seem big, but back then, the population was smaller because there were more wars, famine, and diseases; people were so scared of catching or dying from the plague that they committed suicide. Also, animals died from contaminated foods. If one caught the plague, that person had seven to nine days of torture before dying. I could not imagine what these people went