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ATHENS V ROME DBQ ESSAY TEMPLATE Which was greater: Athenian or Roman Citizenship-? ( Remember, only one “grabber”) “What was the ruin of Sparta and Athens, but this, as mighty as they were in war , they spurned them as allies those whom they had conquered ( Doc B-2, Claudius, Emperor of Rome, 48 CE)” -Imagine 40,000 citizens, all completely equal, none higher in status than another with the right to speak and vote on every issue facing society. That is true democracy( Doc D, “ The Athenian Assembly”) No two cities of the ancient world have made a greater contribution to the modern political concepts of representative government and democracy than Athens and Rome. Yet their views towards the concept of “citizenship” were quite different. For purposes of this essay we will refer to “citizenship” as the following: the state of being vested with the rights, privileges, and duties of a citizen or member of society. After reviewing several primary source documents ( Athens/Rome ) is obviously the better place to have been a citizen. Athen’s concept of Leadership was … For Example … (documents) What these documents tell us about Athenian Citizenship is … Rome’s Concept of Citizenship was … This can be demonstrated by… What these documents tell us about Roman Citizenship is … The Civilization with a better view of citizenship was (Athens/Rome) The documents which most clearly point this out are … This evidence turns the argument in favor of (Athens/Rome) because … As one can see, The ( Athenians/Romans) had a better version of Citizenship. The (other one) certainly had a role in the development of citizenship; they had (examples). However, when all the evidence is reviewed, it is clear that it is (Athens/Rome), with its ________________________, __________________________, and ______________________________ was where it would have been a better place to be a citizen.