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,
Ancient Wars: Sparta and to gather wood. They also occupy and operate buildings such as farms and goldmines to produce food and gold, and buildings involved in the research and manufacture of new weaponry. Workers can also repair buildings, can collect enemy weapons, and, in the Persian campaign, are required to directly build ships and heavy equipment. The game contains three semi-fictional campaigns centered around three ancient civilizations: Sparta, Ancient Egypt and Persia. The Spartan campaign: The story begins during the second Persian invasion of Greece. Leonidas has left Sparta for Thermopylae, planning to face the much larger Persian army led by Xerxes.