300 word argument

Write a 300-word argument (not including citations) for or against ONLY ONE of these statements by explaining why the statement is historically accurate or inaccurate with information and specific examples from the textbook and lecture. 

1. Women had better lives in Roman society under the Roman Republic than they did in the societies of the ancient Greek city-states. Note: Please use the lectures and textbook reading from both Modules 3 and 4 for this option.
   
   
2. The governments and societies of ancient Athens and ancient Sparta were more similar than they were different. Note: Please use the lecture and textbook reading from Module 3 for this option.
   
   
3. The average Roman was better off under the emperors before the third-century crisis than they were under the republic before the civil wars of the late republic. Note: Please use the lecture and textbook reading from Module 4 for this option.