023 THIS IS SPARTA
The History of Ancient Greece
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The Secretive Trial Marriage in Sparta
The Spartan ideal of austerity dictated that the cuisine be nutritious and served in portions that were adequate, but hardly generous. The absence of adultery at Sparta continued to evoke common among non-Spartans. Xenophon also mentions a combination of practices that satisfied both the private desires of individual women and men. If these customs were ever practiced, they had apparently died out by the Classical period.
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