Spartan Women

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
gptkbp:childbearing valued for producing strong children
gptkbp:childcare nursed their own children
supervised helot nurses
gptkbp:diet ate similar food as men
received public rations
gptkbp:dowry did not provide dowries
gptkbp:dressCode could participate in sports
wore short tunics
gptkbp:education received formal education
taught music and dance
taught poetry
trained in physical fitness
gptkbp:family encouraged sons to be warriors
managed household
raised children
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spartan Women
gptkbp:influenced influenced Spartan politics indirectly
gptkbp:inheritance could inherit land
gptkbp:language spoke Doric Greek
gptkbp:legacy subject of ancient and modern scholarship
gptkbp:legalStatus enjoyed greater legal status than Athenian women
gptkbp:marriageAge typically married in late teens
gptkbp:marriageCustoms married men who lived in barracks until age 30
gptkbp:militaryService did not serve as soldiers
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Gorgo,_Queen_of_Sparta
Cynisca, Olympic champion
gptkbp:notableQuote With it or on it (regarding shields)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Sparta
gptkbp:perceptionByOthers seen as outspoken by other Greeks
gptkbp:politicalRights could influence husbands and sons
did not vote
gptkbp:property could own up to 40% of land in Sparta
gptkbp:publicLife had more freedom than other Greek women
gptkbp:religion participated in religious festivals
gptkbp:representationInLiterature featured in works by Herodotus
featured in works by Plutarch
featured in works by Xenophon
gptkbp:rights could inherit property
could manage estates
could own property
gptkbp:role gptkb:citizenship
gptkbp:sport competed in discus
competed in footraces
competed in javelin throwing
competed in wrestling
gptkbp:status free citizens
not helots
not perioikoi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sarah_B._Pomeroy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7