Why Is It Better To Live In Ancient Greece?

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If I lived in Ancient Greece, I would rather live in Athens. There are a few different reasons for this. One of these is that although there is not a lot of freedom, they still got to do some things, such as go to “weddings, funerals, and some religious festivals” (Olympia-Greece.org). Also, the women had control of the slaves. This includes making sure that the slaves are working. This can be “cooking, cleaning, and tending of the crops” (Olympia-Greece.org). The women were also in charge of sending them to the market in order to get things like food. Another reason that it is good to live in Athens as a women is that the weddings are better than that of the weddings in Sparta. The weddings in Athens were extravagant. The women would take

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