Ancient History

© Robin Fowler

The Women of Sparta

  1. Rosemary Drisdelle

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1.   Sep 7, 2006 10:51 AM

» Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle - Spartan lifestyle


Hi Robin,

When I was reading your article on Spartan women, I suddenly wondered about the origin of the word "spartan" in English. To me it means lacking in frills of any kind. I looked it up in the dictionary and sure enough, it's associated with frugality, but also courage, self-discipline, endurance, sternness. Interesting. It strikes me as ironic that, at least in terms of freedoms and community participation, the lives of other Greek women were considerably more "spartan!"

Rosemary Drisdelle
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