4. In 369. The next words may also be rendered: ‘they were useless, like women in other states, and caused…’

5. Literally ‘parts’ (merē), cf. Plato, Laws 630 d ff.

6. Cf. Plato, Laws 779e ff., 804e ff.

7. In the 4th and 5th paragraphs of this chapter. See P. Cartledge, ‘Spartan Wives: Liberation or Licence?’, Classical Quarterly, 31 (1981), pp. 84–105.