These states were known for their political, military, or economic strength. These states were Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes and Argos. All of these states were established on the eastern coast of Greece, with Thebes and Athens being the central areas. Athens and Sparta were the two states best known because of their role in the 5th century BC. So these are the two states that I’m going to go into detail about. Sparta was different from other Greek states because of its size, resources and historical development. Laconia, which was controlled by Sparta, was much larger than an ordinary Greek state and contained some of the most fertile lands in Greece. For the government, citizens of Sparta capable of performing military service created what was called an assembly. There was also a council of elders made up of senior representatives from twenty-eight noble clans, and Sparta had two unusual royal families and two. different kings. Private ownership of land was abolished and all land was controlled by the state and distributed equitably. Sparta quickly became strictly militarized and every man became a soldier by the age of seven. This made Sparta's army indestructible, but political, economic and cultural evolution ended for Sparta due to military reforms. Athens, on the other hand, was not as large a state as Sparta, and it was a sea power state instead of focusing on land military. Athens also moved from a monarchy to being controlled by archons, actually chosen by the aristocrats. Disagreements and many other factors between the states led to the Peloponnesian War, which began in 431 BC. No one won the war, but it seems that Athens suffered the greatest loss. Greek civilization reached its full maturity between 500 and 362 BC. Sculpture, architecture and painting began to flourish with