In Sparta, both boys and girls were required to have perfect bodies
Received formal education unlike Athens’ girls
At the age of 18, girls were taught to run, wrestle, throw a discus and javelins
They were also taught to sing, dance, and play instruments
Spartans’ girls education was also strict because it was training future mothers of soldiers
Received formal education unlike Athens’ girls
At the age of 18, girls were taught to run, wrestle, throw a discus and javelins
They were also taught to sing, dance, and play instruments
Spartans’ girls education was also strict because it was training future mothers of soldiers