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ttrcat was taken IN thcir own case: a'hl Hntl-
kind ha to pay dearly for tslls oxci1istycncss.
Probably tho condition nj women Il. At!rt4
had musI TO do With the .lcay OF tint CITY. lla
effort which Atpasih R,ate 10 rouso The Atlcnsat.
inuet 0f its effect after her DEATH. Thu names
Of ,lysc wivcs are not 10 10 found III history.
But 'l'c i',!lieuce of Tie coo,pantons came more
1 ",a1 nnfs IT. int 1ato play A'g0't ''''y famous man,
HAS ONE COMPANION
with whom he discusses tho pursuits and
stn,l,cs tho evils Ut Ills lifc. Plato Ind
Arclennaasa, Aristotle ucrnylIis. Erlcurus
Leouttuu,, lkocratcs Mctanesra, Menasl'lcr Gif,
ecra, and uthcr. IN like manner. And
Princes can do rs they lkc. ~ tho ,eenrer days
Of Athens, when TYrants ruled. pr'lcea fre-
ouenty married Foreigners. And nov aGati,
Princes married their eonlpanions, aud hcycrA!
sornc, especially Of Pllrync, Tho most beas,tit'!!
woman TINT ever ltvel attracted the ewes OF nll
Greece; niMl Apclrs patnsstl lcr, aatl fsaxttGies
1nade her The llpdel tnr shr Cnl.tian Aplrotittc.
that eyer ever cau,o from scu!ptor's chtacl. AM!
some Nerc renowned for their, musical
yate'i all The graecs Of l.ts; ilcy d5 d5essst
like tic c!tlzcts.wotncn, who crat1red tl!ctr
cheeks atul tore nway at tile meat. and sticY
wcre Htty. They afFo occupied tic Intention
Of hatoEan one writer described 1S9 ,n 81
turned fnto verse. 1'llrir cxplo!ta wcrc celc'
brntcd, antl their beauty aml nttractiycticss
weru il,c ihetno Of na1lv an eptGras1. blit It
mist not oe forgotten that hundreds anu tioa-
sauds Ut theso UNPROTECTED wonacn were cut
plnyed Us tools Of the bascst passlons; TUT,
finding nlt trun luso hut d prelude to bitter
'l1saDpo!ntlnent they bccntno rapacto,is, Vitioic
tire, hynoer'!eal 1nintstrants OF Iove; seek-
ruin men, and aeud tien1, IN misery ~ a''
curly grave. Nothing could DO more fear
ful tan the pictures Whic Tug comic poess k1vc
of so,nc Of these wunc!. but what else G0hlu
have been cxpcrted IN The c!rcuu.stanccsi 1lnro
was lit, rcnsut, in the nature Of the women them"
fclygs why they should not havc been yrtuois,
nnsvltsl, noble bgisa; hut a Lest,ny W. l,a.H
,ss tswa1 's1IS a, oaass a t t1 Ss ey
pvr WHICH Or US COULD HAVE REslsrrpl
Isail little ago that TO QUO claimed polittcal
rlghts for clt!lrr thu citfzcu-WuMcn Or the
strangers. must make slight exception. n,,d
| anI nut sIr0 but tho exception may Ho o"!rss
to tic Influence OF As'as!a. wy tAve sean ti!at
decd, Socrates calls llur his tenehcE III tue
Memorabilia" She was uEo Of tin Ertnt
characters fu tho Socrntte dtaloRues. Ste
appeared severn! times III those Of 4Eselliiiss;
mud In flle Menexenus, soeratio d'a-
,noici funeral oratun. Is 1t not likulY,
then, tl,nt ple influenced the opinions Of piatot
Aud In tl1e "l'epublicn OF Pluto W. ilaya ho
with nun. riato, aud many others with hin
who lived, nftur tho rutll vi Athuns, Ae
lExosputnlnt, hud begonlo dlscontcntod with
,he Alheutan form Of EoyeTnncnt, an1 nfoo-
ably with The trcntnent Ut Tho women. A.
rortlEngiy, IN lis ideal STATE, which, however,
/ still REMAINED Il Clty-Slatc, !lu tuok for Ills
groundwork the Spartan system OF education.
| Thu Statu was to bu ail In all liz went 50 fur
| us to remove tho rl,noIanly which formed the
barrier in thu Spartan ssstoss to communists
! principles, Alli he recommended the snnle
inoue ot Eymnasttc exercises ior both seSos. S
| But Ae went further. llu affirmed that there
was no rssentia1 difference between man ind
| WOMAN.
land 70, +" he snrs, ''in The administration Of a
Slale neither woInnl. IN woman. nor tli"n ns
as aay tnfsl ~ ,as ga NJ ta ~
pursuit. Of mcu a,s thr pursuits Ut women also;
anu In MI ot hou, wo'as ID only iossst ~ n,pu: "
% ae ;ee o .a WIZ u wana s ~ hss R
snF anot4ar nSt 9no Il us!snR anS aa sna
wnll,an has turn TOT gYanastsc and military *,
ets.vs, 'u snothes l. S"wasltko :na 1'ss os
enS nf; rrs %as az an"h''
From tllcau premises he draws the conclusion
1 tIflL tIlE HGllIEn CuAH"ll WIN
should layc tho sa,nu education ~ the gittgd
men, md that .....-.-.-.
TuKY SHOULD HAVE TGlE sANE DUTIES,
even tu fighting II, defense Ut their country; ouly
Tint in tiu distribution VI lahor, lic 1lEhteat Ia
hors should 10 assigned to lhu wot'lcn, % bulliT
Plutu's euu.uluntty 0f wlsea WAS riAlcNled allr
same year tint 1t VIA prup0uMiel, liy
Arls,opllnne., Iu his conlcsly ol tue "Eceles
!az1,au, or Parliament OF Monlon"; bl't IT L
NE-nu nv tES
l,eforc Pmtu's 'l.epublic" was written. fr
fArt, lbrEc Is Il likelihood tlnt wonnns, pustlol
waA n subject much ngitatcd. Achopllol' ceT
talnly puts Into tlsb mouth, VI Socrates tlcc1eu
"Wonnn's naturu," he says. "hanpeMs to t,t
In no respcut inferlnr to nan's. but STU needs
Insight aml strength. And It is ltkcly -t|ul
,Hauy others held the same op!ujop,. at,l pro
IN, 1t was Botnc chmm,inlst!c theory Ut the
tlny that At]stpnhunes attncked: but fie WINS moi
bitter III Ills r1lcnlc. II has alwags to t'9 r.
mes,lbcyed tint Il was the h!ts!n"as ot the Dlo
uybac priests, a. VIZ 1nny cnll thuconic poets. II
show t!!s Imaginable sido Of even II" mos
Hoipmn :htugs md often little harm was H,can
by ticRe merry autbursts. Aristhnllnnes, lnofe
over, lad changed greatly fFoIll what llu 'S!ts u
icrly attaekcA Aspasla. i1o had becon,a gcntlt
to strangers. Hn did not tlssltke tho SPARTAN
md thstr ways. Though 10 saa many 'tarsi
things aga!nst women, le also aalu many goot
| IulllkR lOF IlWHts ~ n lta h"t NuaA -
iie & l.yslstsatn " lse urged On tic Ashcnian
the ,luty Of reconciliation. nnd peaee. Az. Al.
unw in ihr Ecrtestaxusm " he givcs y kim!
IL picture Of Whit tbs women won!l 10
ti.ry a,l the rcins ii power tn 1lier hands.
Ilia wa# ts,a only form Ut govorntncIlt tint u!
Atien{s hail not tried nllti, os nll Tie rest hui
torlolsslY iailed there enuld 10 no Ereae alart'
In intrlstng thu women wlth lle a.lnllllls'FHio
oi aiEuirs. Il,r gen,lo spi1t of wntnct, tn'Ih
prevail, And surely under s,tcl1 uoyerni!en
| incu would up I,a,,gY. Tile women would dCo t
it tint ,l,ure would bu no poor u the city, thcl
md SANDER would crase, Hnt all would by cot
tunt. Piato's spccalations nrd Aristophanes
il.i,, howryor, werr Of IN use. Thu c!ty.stat
was too e.nall III organization for tue i'reEfrs
vi u,a,l. It was destined tu give way before
mora h,l,uautzuE government. Aud 70 tt'e pel
ty statns Ind to Yield to slu Empire oE 4AieTaF
t!er, uI.d with tic change begun 4 .roat Ginning
il, lie posiifun Ut women. But this tllangn f,a
TO be carried cut usller another ali.l CREATE
rule. .Thp Romans swept over lstccce, n1id 1 eI
tabilslcd 1rtner ut.tl uluro comprehensive Eli
pkEp tllull That Ut Alexander.