Sparta and Athens fought a long war ... but they did compete against the boys at sport. Spartan women also had more freedom than other Greek women. For example, they could run the family farm.

The Peloponnesian War is the name given to the long series of conflicts between Athens and Sparta that lasted from 431 until 404 BC. The reasons for this war are sometimes traced back as far as ...

Back in 411 BC, the Greek poet and playwright, Aristophanes, wrote Lysistrata, a comedy about a woman who rallies others in a unique plan to end the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta.

Sparta and Athens fought a long war ... but they did compete against the boys at sport. Spartan women also had more freedom than other Greek women. For example, they could run the family farm.