Women in ancient Sparta their wealth. He attributed the state's precipitous fall during his lifetime, from being the master of Greece to a second-rate power in less than 50 years, to the fact that Sparta had become a gynocracy whose women were intemperate and loved luxury. All Spartan women, not just the richest, would have taken advantage of helot labour to perform the domestic tasks that elsewhere in Greece would have fallen to free women. Activities such as weaving which were considered women's work elsewhere in Greece were not considered fit for free women in Sparta. Therefore, women were more preoccupied with governance, agriculture,
Sparta, Wisconsin and conduct fund raising projects for the advancement of the general welfare of the city of Sparta. Other events include: Sparta, Wisconsin Sparta is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States, along the La Crosse River. The population was 9,522 at the 2010 census. A post office has been in operation at Sparta since 1852. The city was named after Sparta, the ancient Greek city-state. Sparta is located at (43.943061, −90.811818). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Sparta's