+wo :: this is SPARTA.

I love Spartan society. As stated in my previous post, I constantly joke about raising my children, whether they are boys or girls, to be Spartan warriors. 300 is one of the rare movies I can watch thousands of times without becoming bored. I used to be very interested in learning about Spartan history and society, but as my interests moved into a more artistic field I didn't look into as much. I love the way both men and women were raised and generally continued to try to live to their upmost point of physical capacity. Everyone was a warrior. Spartans were the leaders of the combined Greek forces and the boys military training started for them at the age of seven. Women were also educated and although less intensely trained militaristically, Sparta was the only city-state in Greece that educated women at all.

I love that women in Sparta were powerful and respected, unlike anywhere else in this time period. This is the main difference I see between Athenian and Spartan society. They could own properties, they weren't forced to marry and didn't usually marry at a young age, the laws for men and women were the same, they could inherit whatever was rightfully theirs, they could wear what they pleased and go where they want.

Spartans are just pretty much badass.

xo