women in the home prescribed literacy source laudatio turiae

Question 1

What terrible thing happened to Turia before the day of her marriage?

Answer 1

her parents were killed

Question 2

What was the name of Turia’s sister’s husband?

Answer 2

Caius Cluvius]

Question 3

Where was Turia’s husband at this point and where was her brother-in-law?

Answer 3

brother in law africa and husband in macedonia

Question 4

Since her future husband and brother-in-law were absent, what important task did Turia have to do now and how did she manage this?

Answer 4

She had to sortout the will herself and she had to go to her husbands parents to guard her modesty

Question 5

where did turia move from and where did she move and why

Answer 5

turia movedd from her own house in with her future husbands parents house to protect her modesty

Question 6

describe the problem she then had with. her fathers will and her inhertece

Answer 6

turia and her husband were named heirs in the will but somone was claiming it was invalid due to fake or non legitamate purchase by turias father and his wife. Because of this turia and all of her father inheritance would have been handed over to the member of the family taking the claim

Question 7

when the wife transfers to be under the control of her new family

Answer 7

cum mani

Question 8

when the wife kept htr inhertance from her birth fanily

Answer 8

sine manu

Question 9

what type of marriage did turias sister have

Answer 9

cum manu

Question 10

what does the dispute over turtia fathers will imply about her family circumstances

Answer 10

they were in possesion of enough land for it to be desired by other families, her other family members may have not been as welathy

Question 11

why do you think some parties are disputing the inhertiance claims of turia and her sister

Answer 11

they seems like easy targets - one daughter is akready married cum manu and the other due to be married and no sons to take over the inheritance

Question 12

which three prostive expects his wife

Answer 12

revence(deep respect) for her father, her duty to her sister and faithfulness to her husband

Question 13

what evidience on their in equal parterniship

Answer 13

they share the property betwen them

Question 14

in her husband eyes which is the only other women that is turias equal in virtue

Answer 14

her sister

Question 15

what did turia do for her female relatibes and how significant was this for these wome n

Answer 15

brought her female relattives and even provided doweries for them so that they would achivev marriage who were equal/higher status without these relativwes they wouldn’t be married at all

Question 16

what else did turia do to protect her hsuabdn

Answer 16

she begged for his life and because of this they showed mercy to there husband

Question 17

what did tuia do to protect their house and what danger was in it

Answer 17

defended their house from milos men

Question 18

what positive charcteristcs helped turia to survive the difficuot period of life

Answer 18

her bravey

Question 19

what is her husband most impotatn reason to honour turia

Answer 19

so that everyone knows she saved his life

Question 20

how long was turtia and her husband married for and what does the phrase ‘without discord’ imply about their marriage

Answer 20

41 years and ‘without discord ‘ means that they had no arguments , this meansthey always got along

Question 21

list nine domestic qualities her husband lists

Answer 21

Loyalty
Companionship
Good nature
Wool-working
Religiosity (without being superstitious)
Admirable dress sense
Devotion to moderation
Kindness
Duty to family

Question 22

how did turia’shusbadn and brother in law assit in providing dowries and why did they do this

Answer 22

they provided money for these dowories,even though turia organised it all , it was so she didn’t use all her inheritance

Question 23

what did turia do for her husband when he was in trouble with the goverment

Answer 23

Provided for her husband
Sold her jewellery
Sent her jewellery to him
Sent servants, money and provisions
Deceived the guards

Question 24

’ i owe my life no less to your piety than his clemency ‘ what does her husband men by this and who does he credit to save her

Answer 24

He means that although Augustus showed clemency and allowed him to return from exile, he also owes his life to his wife’s piety (her devotion to him) as she provided for him so much whislt he was away.

Question 25

what details does her husband give to us on hpw turia was able to influence his actions and give practical help

Answer 25

She gave advice – she made sure he did not act rashly, she got a hiding place for him knowing ,he would eventually agree. She made her sister and her sister’s husband help with this.Surprisingly, she was able to do this, seeing as women are limited in their role in society.However, if she was from a wealthy family she may be literate, and have read literature,
speeches etc which would help her with this. Her sister’s husband was probably able to help a lot

Question 26

What, according to the husband, was ‘the bitterest thing that happened in my life’ – how serious was this and who was responsible for this bad treatment of Turia?

Answer 26

This was when Turia was pleading and begging Lepidus (as Augustus was away), she was dragged away and beaten and verbally abused, as though she were enslaved, which left her covered in bruises.
She told Augustus about this and showed how cruel Lepidus had been.

Question 27

What was the one sad thing about their later married life ‘after peace was made on earth and
government was restored’ and how does the husband phrase this in a way that shows what a
blow this was to the couple?

Answer 27

They were not able to have children – ‘the children we longed to have, fate jealously denied us’

Question 28

Why did Turia offer to divorce her husband at this point and what evidence can you see that
she was only thinking of her husband’s welfare – what else does she offer to do to help out?

Answer 28

Turia offered to divorce her husband so that he coud have his own children. She even offers to help pick his next wife, and leave their home so that he can live there with his new wife and have children.That she would consider the children hers also, and not divide up their possessions and it would all still be in his care, and hers if he wanted.Turia would become like a sister or mother in law to him through her duties and devotion.

Question 29

How did her husband react to this offer of divorce: quote the phrases that show us this – why
was he so keen to stay with Turia?

Answer 29

‘I was so incensed I took leave of my senses, was so horrified I could scarcely compose myself…’
He wanted to stay with her due to her loyalty – a new wife would be uncertain