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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.