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Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Women in ancient Athens were famous for their fertility relative to that of other Greek women. In contrast to Athens, in Spartan society, girls were reared much like boys, including physical fitness training.Sparta’s reputation for “exposing” their children at birth to discover whether or not they suffered from any one of a number of physical defects (eugenics), and their emphasis on rearing children, particularly boys, with a focus on war has led many to believe that their society was harshly patriarchal. However, much of the ancient world observed Sparta with great confusion due to their perceived leniency when governing their female population.This leniency is only in relation to the foreign male authors of the time and historians would be quick to ignore it if not for the absence of Spartan texts on the subject. Sparta seems to have purposely not recorded its history, and given that men of the time were disinclined to observe women, particularly those they thought of as acting above their position, readers must rely on what little information they have pertaining to the women of Sparta.Dowries also led to confusion over land ownership. Many Spartans believed that brides should be chosen for character and physical sturdiness rather than economic standing and therefore no formal dowries were given at marriage. In this way women could become increasingly wealthy inheriting both from their fathers and husbands.Land transactions were also permitted as gifts."@en }

• Women_in_ancient_Sparta abstract "Women in ancient Athens were famous for their fertility relative to that of other Greek women. In contrast to Athens, in Spartan society, girls were reared much like boys, including physical fitness training.Sparta’s reputation for “exposing” their children at birth to discover whether or not they suffered from any one of a number of physical defects (eugenics), and their emphasis on rearing children, particularly boys, with a focus on war has led many to believe that their society was harshly patriarchal. However, much of the ancient world observed Sparta with great confusion due to their perceived leniency when governing their female population.This leniency is only in relation to the foreign male authors of the time and historians would be quick to ignore it if not for the absence of Spartan texts on the subject. Sparta seems to have purposely not recorded its history, and given that men of the time were disinclined to observe women, particularly those they thought of as acting above their position, readers must rely on what little information they have pertaining to the women of Sparta.Dowries also led to confusion over land ownership. Many Spartans believed that brides should be chosen for character and physical sturdiness rather than economic standing and therefore no formal dowries were given at marriage. In this way women could become increasingly wealthy inheriting both from their fathers and husbands.Land transactions were also permitted as gifts.".