Would a girl be better off in Athens or Sparta?

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2026-02-05 01:20

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A woman actually, would be better living in Sparta in my point of view. The women in Sparta could own property, houses, and even have an opinion. Although, the women in Sparta were brought up to be hard towards the value of life and actually trained to be fit and strong. That's only if you are a true Spartan, because there are three different 'levels'. A helot, which was a slave. You weren't a citizen, and were often killed if you posed a threat or if there was too many helots. Then the next level (the name escapes me) which you had no political say and were basically just a tad bit better then slaves. The true Spartans looked down upon both classes, as they felt they were of more importance. Women in Athens, however were not as lucky as the true Spartans. There were no levels in Athens, either. The women there, were not citizens; only the men. They had no say in politics or any other matter. They were expected to stay at home or only be seen out getting food for the family.

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