improper woman Flashcards

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what freedoms did prostitutes enjoy that kyria could not

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allowed to own & buy land
allowed to own & run a business

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what are the two types of sex workers in athens

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porne
hetaira

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what are features of a hetaira

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1.free women-metics
2.more likely to be found in a symposium
3.educated
4.offered other services such as singing and dancing
4.can be fussy about clientele

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what are the features of a porne

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1.slaves belonging to the brothel owner
2.porne attract clientele on the streets
3.only hired for sex
4.no choice in who there clientele was

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what are the same features for both porne and hetaira

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1.both entertained men
2.both allowed to own businesses

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was Aspasia a hetaira or porne

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hetaira

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who did Aspasia have relationships with and how long did it last

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Pericles(prominent Athenian politician)
Lasted 15 years

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what is Aspasia prescribed source called

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Plutarch’s Life of Pericles

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what is the story of Plutarch’s Life of Pericles first four points

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1.People of Samos wanted to wage war on A’s homeland Milesia. Athens told them not to probably because A told Pericles not too
2.Ppl said A was trying to compete with another famous metic Thargalia by seducing important men.
3.Thargalia had tried to get her clients to ally themselves against the king of Persia- making them traitors
4.Famous Athenian men like Socrates and Pericles thought Aspasia was admirabe and got their wives to listen to A and practiced rhetoric with her
5.After Pericles died she married a lowly sheep-dealer Lysicles.After this he rose to power as an important politician

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what is the story of Plutarch’s Life of Pericles last four points

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1.Pericles was married to a woman who was distantly related to him but they divorced so he could live with A
2.Pericles really loved her and publicly showed his affection to her
3.Comedic playwrights made cruel comparisons about her
4.P&A had aa son but since she was a metic he was illegitimate
5.She was so famous that Cyrius named his mistress after her

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what did comedic playwrights compare Aspasia to

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Omphale- a mytholigical queen who made Herakles her slave and dressed him up as a girl
Deianeira-Herakles’ second wife whos name mean “she who destroys her husband”

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was Neaira a porne or hetaira

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Both but she was mostly a slave

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who was the first person Neraira was sold to

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Brothel keeper Nicarete

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What did Neaira do with her time with Nicarete

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She was still owned so not free but she still entertained men at symposia

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Why did the two young men buy Neaira

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They benefitted from the money she earned as a hetaira and also were the only men allowed to have sex with her

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Who was Neaira sold to after the two young men were done with her

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An athenian man called Phrynion

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How was Phrynion

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Abusive

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Where did Nearia run away to

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Megara

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Who did Neaira meet in Meegara

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Stephanus

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What did Stephanus promise Nearia

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Promised she could live with him as his wife and he would tell everyone she was the daughter of an Athenian citizen

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What did Stephanus do to Neaira

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He acted as her pimp.He hired her out as a prositute and then blackmailed the clients.

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How was Stephanus able to blackmail the clients

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Athenian law punished adultery between citizens harshly,so they would pay large amounts of money to avoid being found out after Stephanus lied and said Neiara was the daughter of a citizen

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what is unclear about the story of Neiara

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Wether she was ever freed and married to Stephanus or whether she remained a slave forced to pretend to be his wife

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How many children did Neaira have

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How did a prostitute get a 'licence for debauchery'
Visited the government (aediles) and state how much they intended to charged
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what is infamis and how can it affect someones life
shameful and was a very low legal status you lose all your rights as a free person which would make life very difficult
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who were normally given the title of infamis
prostitutes gladiators actors
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how could a person get the title of infamis
having a profession that gave someone else control of your body
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what were sex workers called in Rome
Meretrix
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What did meretrix wear
togas
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how were meretrices immediately recognisable
the only other people who wore togas were citizen men
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what were aspects of a meretrixs life that were pleasant
1.well respected,educated prostitutes could make a lot of money 2.could grow close to clients 3.invited to dinner parties as guests and not to entertain 4.can go to religious festivals
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what were aspects of a meretrixs life that were not pleasant
1.worked in lupanavs(brothels)that were grim condition 2.wore togas as a badge of shame. A symbol of public property 3.lose some legal rights: -allowed to be beaten -not protected by the law
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similarities between Athenian and Roman Symposiums
Important for the family to build reputation
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similarities between Athenian and Roman dinner parties
Guests would enjoy dinner,drinks and discussion of literature,philosphy and politics
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differences between Athenian and Roman dinner parties
GUESTS: Athens -kyrios' friends,allies and business associates -no wives and daughters Roman -family friends,allies,business associates,even sometimes celeberities-famous meretrix -wives and daughters often present ENTERTAINMENT: Athens -host arranges entertainment often including hetaira Romans -host arranges entertainment
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What is a Lena/Lenos and what did she manage
A brothelkeeper owned enslaved people or hire people to act as sex worker on her behalf Mangage sex workers of all genders-mostly lower class
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Why did lena's/leno's have infamia
As their profession was so shameful
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How were lenas/lenos portrayed and how do we know this
shamefully greedy in comedies always pictured with a money bag
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what was cytheris/lycoris real name
Volumina Cytherus
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Who was cytheris/lycoris leno and whats his connection with her name
Publius Volumnius Eutrapelus Volumina was taken from his name indicating her status as his possession
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where did Cytheris come from
VC was renowned for her great beauty and cytheris was a reference to the Greek goddess of love and beauty)who was nicknamed Cythera
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Who did cytheris/lycoris have a relationship with
Marc Antony Cornelius Gallus
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What was cytheris/lycoris relationship with Marc Antony
MA kept her as his official mistress,a long-term contract that was v. expensive brought her on his visits of his armies and called her by her real name
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Why did Marc Antony and Cytheris break up
His mentor Julius Caesar compelled him to break it off as his involvment with her was seen as unacceptable
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Why was the relationship between Marc Antony and Cytheris unacceptable
There relationship had been public and personal instead of private and professional
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Who was the politician,soldier and poet,cytheris/lycoris had a relationship with
Cornelius Gallus
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