Context Flashcards
Oikos
The Ancient Greek household - includes family, slaves, property and possessions
Assembly
A gathering where all male citizens of Athens would vote on matters of the state
Male role in Athens
Military service
Provision of wealth to the Oikos
To serve the polis
Political roles
To be educated
To provide education to others
Kyrios
Male head of the household
Expectations of women in Athens
Fertility
Fidelity
Beauty
When and what was Pericles Citizenship Law?
451 BC - that to be a citizen both mother and father needed to be Athenian and citizens - created lots of anxiety around fidelity
Sarah Pomeroy said that in Ancient Greece:
‘The separation of the sexes was spatially emphasised’
Andron
Male quarters of the house reserved for symposia - respectable women not allowed
Gynaeceum
Female quarters of the house - women only
Sue Blundell said:
‘Some people may have thought it acceptable for women to emerge from the house occasionally, provided that they kept apart from male company’
Virtus
Roman - courage, virtue, manliness
Cursus honorum
Political ladder and system of political offices in Rome
Men in Rome would
Be skilled at speaking for political success, to command troops or to plead cases
Pudicitia
Roman - chastity or modesty as an ideal for women
Women in Rome were expected to be
Frugal
Capable
Perhaps manage business interests
Manage the household
Fertility
Loyal wives
Matrona
