Persian and Greeks are very ancient and great civilizations of this world. Persian and Greeks used to have a number of similarities as well as differences in their thoughts, politics, religious thoughts and daily life. This paper discusses the similarities and differences in the political and religious thoughts of Persians and Greeks along with several other related aspects of the subject matter.
Political thought was always considered very important in the Greek civilization which made the constitutional problems easy and dealt with all internal changes within the state. This thought enabled the Greeks to tackle external inconsistencies, wars and several other issues. Greeks used to analyze the causes, results and all other dimensions of the issue before taking action. This thoughtfulness helped them in solving the issues in easy manners and also made their supremacy intact for a long time. On the other hand, Political thought was not that much developed in Persia as it was in Greek civilization. Persians used to rely on the traditional arrangements, omens and tales for the handling of internal and external situations instead of applying a logical and analytical thought like Greeks used to do. Greeks used to rely on a constitutional arrangement to rule and to be ruled however Persians were habituated of barbaric authoritarianism. Greeks used to love the freedom and they were free by character on the contrary, the mentality of Persians was different and the quest for the freedom was not in them as it was in the Greeks.
In the ancient times, religion was one of the most important binding factors that kept the people united in all societies. In Greek civilization religion was very powerful aspect of life and almost all the political as well as social institutions were associated with some definite gods. Apollo seems to be the most famous however Greeks used to worship other gods like Demeter, Athena, Poseidon, Hestia and Zeus. On the other hand, Persians used to worship the nature until Aryans influenced them to worship a number of deities. Verethragna was the god of war and Atar was considered the god of fire among the Persians. Persians have developed their particular way of worshipping in the later period which was different from the Aryans who introduced this process.
Athens and Sparta developed a democratic political system which was started around 5th century BC in ancient Greek. This system was a result of continuous developments in the urban and rural areas and the conflicts between farmers and landlords played a significant role in this development. Spartans are known for their bravery and graciousness in the history of ancient Greek. Courage, war and military skills were an important and indispensable part of Spartans.
After having observed the abovementioned analysis, it is good to conclude that Greek and Persia both the civilizations have contributed substantially in the development of world civilization. Greek’s unity, war management, skills, philosophy, the ideas related to war and life enriched the whole world. Persia on the other hand contributed substantially in the field of art, architecture, language and literature that paved the way of further development.
Work Cited
Pomeroy, Sarah B. Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, and Cultural History. New york: Oxford University Press, 1999.
