Ancient Athenian Military VS Contemporary Military I believe that contemporary military services are most similar to the ancient Athenians. When you read about ancient Greece, you normally only read about its art, philosophy, music, mythology, medicine, farming techniques, manufacturing, commerce, and democracy. But you rarely ever read about the entity that held all of these great things together, their military. In this paper, I will talk about the ancient Athenian and contemporary military systems of …
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…or two, if that (Athenian Soldiers 11). Today, we fight over things like independence, nuclear weapons, and terrorism and these wars can last decades. All of these features helped Athens and countries today, maintain stability within their regions. Without their military, Athens would not have been able to create and explore ideas of philosophy, science, medicine, or art. And we would not have been able to develop and expand those ideas into what they are today.