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To: freedom44

Um, actually, Spartans treated Spartan women *very* well. Only Spartan women could hold property, for example. In addition, they were considered equals or near equals to the men as they ran the place while all the men were off at war. In fact, Spartan women recieved training in martial arts and the use of weapons.

We really don’t know all that much about the Spartans; they did not believe in written records, What we do know is shown mostly through the distorted lenses of those that wrote about the Spartans. Very little original material survives.


22 posted on 02/02/2008 6:49:55 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr

Who are the true Indo-Europeans Dark skinned Greek piece?


24 posted on 02/02/2008 6:51:37 PM PST by freedom44
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