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Page Range:: 245–258

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004749368_014

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The tradition on the relationship between Spartan women and war is not unambiguous. Some sources (notably Plut. Mor. 227d12; Lyc. 14.3) emphasize the contribution of women to the defense of the homeland, consequent also to the special training they received from the physical point of view. On the other hand, other sources (Plato and Aristotle), in a polemical relationship with their predecessors, downplay the military value of the training received by Spartan women and the extent of their contribution in war. Modern scholars have generally argued against actual participation of Spartan women in warfare, with the exception of a few particular cases connected with direct threats to the city; according to them, Spartan women rather show their arete through sports, ideological collaboration, and especially procreation of warriors; the accounts related to their military valor would actually be aitia to explain cults. The chapter aims to examine the twofold ancient tradition and to focus on the actual role of Spartan women in war, examining the episodes of direct participation transmitted by the sources and also considering the contribution made by women to the consolidation of the Spartan ideology of war and their sharing of the city’s values. Furthermore, the presence in Sparta of armed female deities (e.g., Aphrodite, who usually is not elsewhere associated with weapons) will be addressed, as well as their relationship with the possible military role of Spartan women; weapons could also be connected with ritual aspects.

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Brill's Companion to Ancient Women and War in the Mediterranean World

丛编： Brill's Companions to Classical Studies, 卷： 11and Brill's Companions to Classical Studies: Warfare in the Ancient Mediterranean World, 卷： 11

ISBN:: 9789004749368

出版社:: Brill

印刷出版日期:: 26 Nov 2025

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- Classical Studies
  - Ancient History
  - Archaeology, Art & Architecture
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  - History of Warfare

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Part 1 Introduction

Part 2 Goddesses, Myth, Amazons, and War

Part 3 Royal Women and War

Part 4 Women and Armies in War

Part 5 Representations of Women in Texts about War

Part 6 Afterword

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