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Georgia-Zeta Tsigka
Indicatively, it provides knowledge about the layout of the site in Ancient Athens (map) and the functioning of the political system in the classical era.
Rather negative issue is the (dismissive) statement on the political system of Sparta compared to the one of Athens, in the "Dialogues" section. When teaching History it is crucial to avoid this kind of evaluative judgment. The difference in the political systems - which have worked in a very different historical context compared to the current one - can be understood through the descriptions of how they were implemented. The use of expressions such as "state differences", "competition", "different worldviews of the two states" etc, would have been more appropriate.