modern scholarship Flashcards
what does JA rothchild say about male athenians and their voting?
“only adult male athenian citizens who had completed their military training as ephebes had the right to vote in athens.”
what does JA Rothchild say about the percentage of population that participated in the government
“the percentage of the population that actually participated in the government was 10%-20% of the total number of inhabitants, but this is varied from 5bc-4bc”
what did Emile Stocquart say about women’s independence in a sine relationship [1907]
a sine marriage “leads to a wife being entirely independent of her husband…the only tie between both parties in cohabitation”
what does catherine Edwards say are shameful jobs
actors, gladiators and prostitutes in ancient rome were symbols of the shameful
what does Edwards say an infamia is
those who followed professions associated with public performance and prostitution were utterly devoid of honour
what does edwards say about selling their own flesh
the infamous sold their own flesh
they provide sex violence and laughter for the pleasure of the public
what does tacitus say about augustus’ attitude towards adultery
both of them augustus banished from rome and he punished their lovers with death or exile. indeed in giving what was a common fault the serious title of ‘religious blasphemy’ and ‘treason’ he went beyond the forebearance of our ancestors and even beyond his own laws
what does robert osborne say about greek views on women
but there was an inconsistency about men’s depictions of women. on the one hand they were seen as all-embracing, archetypal source and providers of life; on the other as she-monsters of outrageous and devilish cunning
what does Reeve say in his introduction to ‘Plato on love’ about relevance to the context of the time
the erotic world of plato’s dialogues in in part, of course, just that of his society
what does campbell say about stoicism it’s failures and senecas letters success
“despite its wide acceptance in educated circle early stoicism had a forbidding aspect which went far to explain its failure to influence the masses…senecas letters and essays show a stoicism more closely reconciled with the facts and frailty of human nature”
what does anna motto say about true love and friendships
“true love is in many ways analogous to the idea of friendship: both arise from mutual genuine affection; neither is propelled by any ulterior motive stemming from greed proffer or renown”
