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Where would be a better place to live: Ancient Athens or Sparta?
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Athenian women were also expected to bear children. Their status as a woman, or '
gyne
', was tied to whether or not they had yet had children.
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Con claim 1
Exceptionally gifted Athenian women could sometimes forego this expectation and pursue other professions, like the physician,
Agnodice
.