Short article with embedded video on Spartan Women
Xenophon On Men and Women
Aristotle On a Good Wife
Aristotle On Spartan Women
Instructions:
First, read the overview and four selections linked above about the place of women in Sparta and Athens. Keep in mind that Xenophon and Aristotle were both philosophers from Athens. As such, they reflected the perspective of Athenian men.
Next, in your essay, compare and contrast the place of women in Athens and Sparta. Discuss marriage, family life and childrearing, economics, politics, and legal rights. Discuss the similarities and differences between life for women in Athens and Sparta.