women in the home

• What was the most important duty of a kytia?

  To produce a male heir
• Why did Athenian wives wear modest clothing?

  To adhere to societal expectations of modesty
• What was the role of a kytia in managing the household?

  To manage slaves, control expenditure, and create textiles
• What tasks did female domestic slaves perform for the kytia?

  Carry out errands outside the house
• What power did an Athenian kytios have over his kytia?

  He could overrule any decision she made
• What were Athenian laws regarding women's property rights?

  Women could not buy, sell, or own property
• How did Spartan women's roles differ from Athenian women's roles?

  Spartan women managed family farms and could own property
• What were the main duties of a Roman matrona?

  Child-rearing, managing the house, and weaving
• How did matronas participate in society differently than Athenian wives?

  They were encouraged to attend dinner parties with men
• What was the role of wealthy matronas and materfamilias in society?

  To influence political appointments and participate in society
• What is required for a slave to become a xilica?

  They must have been educated
• What property rights did Roman women have compared to men?

  They could inherit property but not free slaves
• What was expected of Athenian wives regarding loyalty?

  They were meant to be loyal to their husbands
• What could a husband do if he caught his wife having an affair?

  He could kill her lover and divorce her
• What were the consequences for an adulterous woman in Athens?

  She was forbidden from participating in religious festivals
• How did Athenian husbands differ in their sexual conduct compared to their wives?

  They regularly had sex outside their marriage
• What was the practice regarding divorce in Sparta?

  Both men and women could have multiple sexual partners
• What were the divorce procedures in Roman marriages?

  Both could initiate divorce; children stayed with the man
• What was the consequence for a matrona who had sex outside her marriage?

  It was considered adultery
• What were common causes for divorce in Roman society?

  Adultery and infertility
• What is the definition of adultery?

  • Having an affair outside of a marriage
• What is a legitimate heir?

  • A child born from a married couple
• What does kytia refer to?

  • The wife of the kyrios
• What is a dowry?

  • An amount of money paid to a groom
• What does domestic mean?

  • Relating to the home
• What is a paterfamilias?

  • The male head of a Roman household
• What is the public sphere?

  • Activities outside the home, like politics
• What is the private sphere?

  • Activities inside the home
• What does modest mean?

  • Avoiding showing off
• What are symposia?

  • Greek drinking parties prepared by kyria
• What is a matrona?

  • A married Roman woman
• What is a materfamilias?

  • The wife of a paterfamilias
• What is a villae?

  • A Roman female slave managing the household
• What is a citizen?

  • A legally free member of society