The Spartans were a paradoxical people. They were the biggest slave owners in Greece. But at the same time, Spartan women had… — Frank Miller Copy Share Image
“Because we are the only women who are mothers of men." Gorgo: when asked by a woman from Attica why Spartan women… — Gorgos Copy Share Image
“When asked by a woman from Attica:'Why are you Spartan women the only ones who can rule men?', she said: 'Because we… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
“It was natural for [Spartan women] to think and speak as Gorgo, the wife of Leonidas, is said to have done, when… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
![“It was natural for [Spartan women] to think and speak as Gorgo, the wife of Leonidas, is said to have done, when some foreign lady, as it would seem, told her that the women of Lacedaemon were the only women of the world who could rule men; 'With good reason,' she said, 'for we are the only women…” quote by Plutarch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c6/plutarch-597_marriage_it-was-natural-for-spartan-women-to-thin_3148533.jpg)