<sod>Ancient Greece had a particular fascination for [[aesthetics]], which was also reflected in clothing or lack thereof. [[Sparta]] had rigorous codes of training and physical exercise naked. Athletes would compete naked in public sporting events. Spartan women, as well as men, would sometimes be naked in public processions and festivals.  In the case of women, this practice was designed to encourage virtue while the men were away at war.<ref>[http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/lycurgus.html Plutarch's lives, the Life of Lycurgus.]</ref> Women and goddesses were normally portrayed clothed in sculpture of the [[Classical Greece|Classical period]], with the exception of the nude [[Aphrodite]].<eod>
<sod>Ancient Greece had a particular fascination for [[aesthetics]], which was also reflected in clothing or lack thereof. [[Sparta]] had rigorous codes of training and physical exercise naked. Athletes would compete naked in public sporting events. Spartan women, as well as men, would sometimes be naked in public processions and festivals.  This practice was designed to encourage virtue in men while they were away at war and an appreciation of health in the women.<ref>[http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/lycurgus.html Plutarch's lives, the Life of Lycurgus.]</ref> Women and goddesses were normally portrayed clothed in sculpture of the [[Classical Greece|Classical period]], with the exception of the nude [[Aphrodite]].<eod>