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women in ancient greece and rome
greece
athenian
status
wealthy women
status as wives but were restricted in life and freedom, had certain property and legal rights
gyanikes (married to men)
legit children, restricted in life
hetairai/ metic
foreign
no citizen status, educated, married to citizen man meant legit children
pallaikai and pornoi
concubines and slaves and prostitutes
spartans
status
spartiates
full citizen ship rights
same access to food and exercise
werent married till late to protect them
literate and numerate - ran household when men were with military
fit - bear healthy children
rome
satus:
status: belonged to fathers and husbands and all derived from that
senatorial and equestrian class
their men had high wealth and political status
had some economic and legal privelleges
a) plebians
could marry roman citizens and have legit children
b) freedwomen
could be citizen if their owner was, restriced rights
c) slaves
could be set free and be freedwomen
SOCIAL MOBILITY
quotes and evidence
archaelogical
scultptures
muscular build, minimal clothing, not shown doing chores
role
family, economic, political, religious
athens
family
married early, chosen by father, run the house and take care of children
economic
inherited property and money from family
polticial
could not vote
There was never a case in court in which the quarrel was not started by a woman. she will adjust the pleadings, instruct and urge his points
juvenal roman poet
reliigous
Some festivals were specifically for women
e.g. thesmophoria
men couldnt attend, ensure a succesful crop
(arcbaeologicial evidence of seeds and animals remains)
spartans
family
have fit children, married later
economic
required male guardians to manage estate
could manage husbands while he was away
inherit estate did not own it but passed onto offspring, ensure property ownership was in upper class
many things were managed by women, 2/5 of country held by women but we shouldnt give them dowries
aristotle
political
no role, forbiden to speak
religious
women did special dances (Hyporchema), highly valued relogious women, large structures
romans
family
manages large households, married young
economic
could borrow money, involved in trading slaves, poor women worked to earn momey
evidence
tomb inscriptions of jobs e.g. brick factory
polticial
could not vote, increased education, figured influence over men and system, changed system to advantage women
religious
participated in festivals and cults,
vestal virgins
quotes
quotes and evidence
god made mans body and soul better able to endure military service and outdoor work and assinged the indoor work to women
xenophon (greek solider and historian)
archaelogical
clay vases
women weaving and washing clothes, this is so mundane but its glorified in this art to exemplify the ideal women of athens
this is what it means, to have children, gurdians of household
demonsthenes