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Sparta

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Offline cooper4

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Sparta
« on: March 13, 2016, 04:05:00 PM »

I have heard that Spartan women were taught among other things, how to wrestle and fistfight, to protect there country, while the men were away at war.

I was wondering if any of the members of this site have heard about them, an may know of some resources that I can use to find out more information about them.
Cat fights, wrestling, grappling

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« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2016, 05:18:39 PM »

Thanks for the reply's, I was told that "barbs" old site use to have some article about them, however I haven't  been able to find them. I will continue to do research.  Generally, I get the impression the women were almost as aggressive as the men.
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« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2016, 11:20:25 PM »
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"Spartan women's clothing was simple and notoriously short. They wore the Dorian peplos, with slit skirts which bared their thighs.[5] Many foreigners remarked that Spartan women’s legs were constantly spread. [48]"  :)

"The women of ancient Sparta (Lacedaemon) were a special breed among ancient Greek women. Unlike other female Greeks, they were athletic and educated."

"Spartan women were known for their natural beauty, and that they were forbidden from wearing any kind of makeup or enhancements."

"In pursuit of physical perfection and self-dependence, Spartan women had the advantage over their Athenian counterparts and other Greek women. Unlike them, Spartan women had wide legal rights, which were quite unusual for ancient societies - they could own land and slaves as well as lend money. Spartan girls were given the same food rations as the boys and were allowed to drink undiluted wine. Adolescent girls were subject to strict training regime that made them every bit as fit as their brothers and boy-cousins. Classical sources list as part of a girl’s education racing, wrestling, throwing the discus and javelin and trials of strength."

"free Spartans including women, were physically hardened and trained, they wielded weapon and techniques of hand-to-hand combat. Sparta always had a reputation for being the most war-like of the Greek city-states, and physical training was taken to the highest levels there. The Spartans were obsessed with physical perfectness, military training and sports. And the women were part of that combative culture."

As it says there, the Spartans were a warrior race. To strengthen their blood-lines, they practiced infanticide with male children. Weak or sickly male babies and toddlers were abandoned in the hills to die, so that only strong males survived to fight for their nation and, of course, to pass on their strength to succeeding generations.

Spartan men were away from home, for much of the time, fighting wars or training with other warriors in barracks. While they were away, the women played a big part in running the country, as well as their own homes. Spartan women were educated by the state to fit them for this role, and, unlike other women in classical times, a Spartan woman could divorce her husband if he didn't live up to her expectations.

"Spartan girls were educated and trained in the same way as boys were. As early as in the age of 2-3, a girl's parents suggested an idea to her that she must be like "a fast doe rather than lazy sow". Lashing was a part of girls' physical education parallel with developing strength, dexterity and stamina. Every Spartan girl spent several hours for various physical training on the daily basis – they perfected themselves in running, in disc and spar throwing, in wrestling (and sometimes in fistfighting and Pancration)"

Pancration was a kind of ancient MMA, a combination of boxing and wrestling.

Helen of Troy was a Spartan queen who triggered one of the most famous wars in history when she left her husband, King Menelaus, for the Trojan Prince Paris.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_ancient_Sparta

http://www.fscclub.com/history/fame-sparta-e.shtml
 
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