Freedom
Woman in Ancient Greece had very limited freedom. Anything to do with outside
the home they had to get their husbands permission first. If they got the
permission to leave they could go to weddings, funerals, religious festivles,
and visit female neighbours for a short amount of time. If they didn't get the
permission they couldn't leave the house. The job they could do was as a
religious priestess. If they had any wealth they did not work.
the home they had to get their husbands permission first. If they got the
permission to leave they could go to weddings, funerals, religious festivles,
and visit female neighbours for a short amount of time. If they didn't get the
permission they couldn't leave the house. The job they could do was as a
religious priestess. If they had any wealth they did not work.
Woman in Sparta
In Sparta, the woman were not allowed to go to war. Since most of the men were at war, dead or in training, the woman got more freedom. They were not allowed to speak at public assemblys but they could get their husbands to say an issue for them. The woman in Sparta could own land.
The men in Sparta usually got married in their late 20s or early 30s to woman who were normally around the age of 18. This was so the wives were more better prepared for becoming a wife and a mother. They had little to say in who they got married to. The weddings were mostly organized by their father. After the wedding the bride was kidnapped at night and had her hair shaved off.
Woman were allowed to divorce and after that they could keep their children and property.
The men in Sparta usually got married in their late 20s or early 30s to woman who were normally around the age of 18. This was so the wives were more better prepared for becoming a wife and a mother. They had little to say in who they got married to. The weddings were mostly organized by their father. After the wedding the bride was kidnapped at night and had her hair shaved off.
Woman were allowed to divorce and after that they could keep their children and property.
Woman in the house
In the house, the woman were in charge. They had to run the house, make clothes and take care of their children. The woman didnt do the work for themselves though. Most households had slaves. The female slaves cooked, cleaned and worked out in the fields. The male slaves watched the door to make sure that no one came into the house while the man of the house was away, except for female neighbours.