Daily+Life

Slavery was a central feature of life in Greece. Families of wealth would have slaves to do the household chores; they would go shopping at the market and even to help bring up kids. **Life in ancient Greece was really different for men and women. Men were expected to take apart in the public life of their city; women were expected to lead a private life as wives and mothers. However, daily life in Sparta was different from most other city-states. Here women led more active lives; this would improve their physical strength and their ability to have healthy babies. Sparta also had slaves but these belonged to the city, rather than to individual families. A lot of our information on daily life comes from pottery, and from the scenes painted on pots to decorate them.**

by. chs1Nathan** Link to The British Museum