Women in Sparta continued...

In Sparta, physical training and athletics so were as important to women as they were to men

Home was very much a female place since their husbands were often gone most of the year due to their commitment to the army

- They were left to run any affairs or business issues that needed resolving while their husband's were away

Sparta women would inherit half of what their son inherited and also included some land

- Aristotle said women owned 40 percent of the land in Sparta

Sparta women had the reputation of being outspoken and bossy