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In the Hellenic Civilization, men lived better lives than women did. Only men could be full citizens and were empowered to make civic decisions. Men were the warriors that protected the polis, and fought its enemies. Apart from Sparta, women were forbidden to participate in communal sports, and were restricted from leaving their homes except to handle the necessities of the household and bear children. Most households, except the poorest, had slaves to carry out the menial tasks of maintaining the home. Sparta was an outlier with regard to women’s activities, and Spartan women were taught reading and writing, as well as how to protect themselves should the need arise. Even when married, a woman was not free. She had to do as her husband wished. She was not allowed out on her own and was not often seen by people other than her own family (Barrow, 2017). Marriage did not change a Greek woman’s life style, as her husband took control of her life as completely as her father had when she was single.