In the ancient Greece, where legends of men turned into history such as the mighty Spartans or the Athenians had many vast historical documentations in that time. All about great kings, strong warriors, or generals or lastly intellectual minds like philosophers all have one thing in common they are male. The further into the history of man there was only one question that came up. What about the woman of Sparta and Athens? Delving in discovering how women 's roles were very set or differed from one another. Cultures up-bring contrasting to females the duties change for Sparta and Athens. They way they had set rules of living was very different from how men lived in ancient Greece. Yet there was some or little information or it was repeated
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Region is Laconia, their economy is dependent on agriculture. Mandatory military service, oligarchic outlook, their descendants of the Dorian invaders. With a better understanding of what the Athenian women were under more scrutiny. Going over the basic freedoms, there are some confinements for the Spartan women. For example, they were disallowed from wearing forms of cosmetics, make up was abolished. Jewelry was another non acceptable items for the Spartan woman. These were the only concepts that were frowned upon for the Spartan women they were more judged by physical physique. As stated in they were allowed to train, partake in game of strength. Although tradition were on the extreme on marriage took place at age 20. Customs are as follows girls were captured then their heads were shaved and dressed in men’s cloak, sandals, after they would lay her down on a bed to await her intended ( for conception). Abduction and cutting of the hair was a right of passage a mark on a beginning of a new period of their lives. Proof of how there are set rules even for Spartan woman, who were more liberated with their womanhood opposed to Athens. A woman who does not match the typical Spartan woman description is Helen, of Troy or also known as Helen of Sparta. History depicts her as a beautiful woman who was kidnapped more than once on different occasions by Paris who brought around the Trojan war and Athenians. Menelaus her husband went to war to reclaim his wife. Leading to more of an misrepresentation of how Spartan women were in that
Region is Laconia, their economy is dependent on agriculture. Mandatory military service, oligarchic outlook, their descendants of the Dorian invaders. With a better understanding of what the Athenian women were under more scrutiny. Going over the basic freedoms, there are some confinements for the Spartan women. For example, they were disallowed from wearing forms of cosmetics, make up was abolished. Jewelry was another non acceptable items for the Spartan woman. These were the only concepts that were frowned upon for the Spartan women they were more judged by physical physique. As stated in they were allowed to train, partake in game of strength. Although tradition were on the extreme on marriage took place at age 20. Customs are as follows girls were captured then their heads were shaved and dressed in men’s cloak, sandals, after they would lay her down on a bed to await her intended ( for conception). Abduction and cutting of the hair was a right of passage a mark on a beginning of a new period of their lives. Proof of how there are set rules even for Spartan woman, who were more liberated with their womanhood opposed to Athens. A woman who does not match the typical Spartan woman description is Helen, of Troy or also known as Helen of Sparta. History depicts her as a beautiful woman who was kidnapped more than once on different occasions by Paris who brought around the Trojan war and Athenians. Menelaus her husband went to war to reclaim his wife. Leading to more of an misrepresentation of how Spartan women were in that