Dallas McAlpin
Western Civilizations
John Yost
11/1/2016
The Greek city-state of Sparta consisted of three social classes, the citizens of sparta who were the only people that had any say in the government, the perioikoi who were not full citizens of sparta but were not owned and had no say in the government and finally the Helots (slaves), who were the ones who did all of the work in the city-state while the Citizens or men were off at war which mostly consisted of farming. Sparta was unlike its Greek counterpart Athens. While Athens was more democratic and the people were free to study at their own interest, Sparta was devoted to war and training to be the best warriors the world had ever seen. Spartan boys were raised by their mothers …show more content…
Men however did not get this luxury until the wee around 25 years old. They would come out of the Agoge and find a wife to marry and only see them periodically for the next couple years until the man was graduated from the Agoge. And even after they were out of the Agoge they were never really home anyways. They were always off in war or in a government office. The home structure of a typical Spartan family was influenced very harshly by women being the only adult figure, they had to manage the kids and take care of the house as well as managing the Helots or any slaves that were owned. Women had control of everything and had a lot of power in their household running exactly the ways that they saw fit. “Spartan men were rarely home anyway, so they had little interest in how it was run”(Women in ancient Greece). Women in Sparta were even allowed to own land and were given a good education in the arts and in athletic training and were actually “encouraged to develop their intellect”(Women in ancient …show more content…
The Athenian Social structure consisted of the citizens who had all legal rights, the free persons who were outsiders who were let into the cities but had no legal rights (metics), the women, and the slaves who were independently owned and could be sold. Women in Athens were always accompanied by a “Guardian” or in this case their father or their husband also referred to as a Kyrios. Their “Guardian” had absolute control over them and all of their things and could do what they pleased with it but in turn they were committed to always giving her what she needed, including food, clothes and a shelter. Once the woman was married, her new guardian was her
Western Civilizations
John Yost
11/1/2016
The Greek city-state of Sparta consisted of three social classes, the citizens of sparta who were the only people that had any say in the government, the perioikoi who were not full citizens of sparta but were not owned and had no say in the government and finally the Helots (slaves), who were the ones who did all of the work in the city-state while the Citizens or men were off at war which mostly consisted of farming. Sparta was unlike its Greek counterpart Athens. While Athens was more democratic and the people were free to study at their own interest, Sparta was devoted to war and training to be the best warriors the world had ever seen. Spartan boys were raised by their mothers …show more content…
Men however did not get this luxury until the wee around 25 years old. They would come out of the Agoge and find a wife to marry and only see them periodically for the next couple years until the man was graduated from the Agoge. And even after they were out of the Agoge they were never really home anyways. They were always off in war or in a government office. The home structure of a typical Spartan family was influenced very harshly by women being the only adult figure, they had to manage the kids and take care of the house as well as managing the Helots or any slaves that were owned. Women had control of everything and had a lot of power in their household running exactly the ways that they saw fit. “Spartan men were rarely home anyway, so they had little interest in how it was run”(Women in ancient Greece). Women in Sparta were even allowed to own land and were given a good education in the arts and in athletic training and were actually “encouraged to develop their intellect”(Women in ancient …show more content…
The Athenian Social structure consisted of the citizens who had all legal rights, the free persons who were outsiders who were let into the cities but had no legal rights (metics), the women, and the slaves who were independently owned and could be sold. Women in Athens were always accompanied by a “Guardian” or in this case their father or their husband also referred to as a Kyrios. Their “Guardian” had absolute control over them and all of their things and could do what they pleased with it but in turn they were committed to always giving her what she needed, including food, clothes and a shelter. Once the woman was married, her new guardian was her