Greek + Roman values Flashcards
What were the Greek ideal qualities of men? (3)
- Proud of their city, heritage, laws, military, arts, community, democracy
- Part of the assembly
- Provide for the Oikos (household)
What were the Spartan ideal qualities of men? (4)
- Resilient + ready for war
- Respectful + obedient
- Strong, tactical, sneaky
- No money (strong community)
What were the Roman ideal qualities of men? (3)
- Virtus: ‘courage’ or ‘virtue’
- Active role in politics + political life (cursus honorum)
- Good public speaker
What were the Greek ideal qualities of women? (5)
- Have children
- Fidelity
- Stay in house
- Be beautiful + quiet (seen no heard)
- Modest + alluring
What were the Spartan ideal qualities of women? (3)
- Strong, robust, educated
- Political
- Good orators
What were the Roman ideal qualities of women? (6)
- Pudicitia: ‘sexual modesty’
- Strong role in running the household
- Have children
- Manage business interests
- Frugal (little spending) + capable
- Dress: ‘stolae’, coverage (modest) + very thin (alluring)
What was the status of Greek men? (3)
- Head of the Oikos
- Role in politics + assembly
- Divorce easy (keeps the children, must surrender the dowery)
What was the status of Roman men? (3)
- ‘Paterfamillias’ held the legal power of the family
- Men get children in Divorce
- Can take part in politics (cursus honorum)
What was the status of Greek women? (5)
- Arranged Marriage
- Divorce hard/ returned to father
- No vote
- Admin of Oikos, run the house, control of income/slaves
- Regularly pregnant, raise children
Purpose of Greek Marriage? (6)
- Children/ producing an heir
- Financial gain
- Wandering womb
- Love
- Run household
- Representation in assembly
Purpose of Roman marriage? (6)
- Children/family/inheritance/heir
- Political power
- Extra income from working wife/kids
- Financial Gain
- Love
- Run household
Sexual freedom of Greeks?
Symposium: a party with only male guests and prostitutes
Sexual freedom of Romans?
- No sexual freedom (NO ADULTERY!)
- Could have relations with an ‘infamis’ (prostitute, actor, gladiators)
Attitudes to homoeroticism in Greece?
- Gymnasium: an area where men would meet to exercise naked and homoerotic relationships may take place
- Women could have sex with women but not much text about it
Attitudes to homoeroticism in Rome?
- No homoeroticism other than with Infames
- Women could have sex with women
Attitude to adultery in Greece?
- If caught in the act husband could kill the other man or demand financial penalty
- Must divorce
Attitude to adultery in Rome?
- Exiled to separate islands if caught
- Must divorce
