Spartan women were only thought of as having one main purpose, which was becoming a mother to a strong healthy son. Some women were able to be educated, but all were educated in physical training and fitness. Spartan women, as all other women in ancient Greece, were taught weaving, cooking, and making clothes, this along with other household duties. The women were taught running, wrestling and javelin throwing. The physical aspect of life was so important that the women had there own Olym

pic Games called the Games of Hera. Even after marriage these women were expected to stay fit, in order to breed healthy strong babies.

Women did not actually have a vote in the assembly. This being true, they seemed to have a lot of influence behind the scenes. Women’s tunics were made so that there bodies would have more freedom and movement. There tunics were also shorter and more revealing than that of other female Greeks. Spartan women’s lives were still far removed from that of the men in their societies. Although unlike in other Greek cultures, men acknowledged the fact that women took part in decision making. Spartan women were not dominated in relationships or their positions in life. On the downside since women were thought to be so strong, they may not have had any actual emotional support from their marriages. Spartan women were what provided the state, which had

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