Spartan Law on Marriage Age

Spartan Law on Marriage Age

The Spartan law forbade a girl's marriage until she was in her late teens or early 20s. The reasons were to ensure the birth of healthy children and to spare women the risks and lifelong health damage associated with adolescent pregnancy.

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