ATHENS (Excluding Women At The Thesmephoria)
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- Created on: 21-05-16 19:36
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- ATHENS
- Isaeus, The Ciron Extract
- THE IMPORTANCE OF LEGITIMACY - introduction to the phatry - included in the Thesmephoria- father shows off her (wines and dines with friends)
- THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPERTY - the reason the family have gone to court
- The Poisoning Trial, Antiphon
- WOMEN SHOULD BE FEARED - refers to mother-in-law as Clytemnestra - she has been caught in the act of planning murder before - killed father at a religious service
- IMPORTANCE OF LEGITIMACY - takes her to court as wants to inherit oikos over other sons now father is dead
- Euphiletus and Eratosthenes
- FEARS OF LOSING CONTROL OF WOMEN - lets lover in as husband lets her sleep downstairs after baby is born - lets her wear makeup and lock door on him - she sent messages at a religious service
- THE ROLE OF 'FLAGRANTE DELICTO' IN DECIDING THE COURT CASE - has witnesses - finds lover in wife's bed
- IMPORTANCE OF LEGITIMACY - states that affair began after their child had been born (Pericles Citizenship Law)
- HUSBAND AND WIFE ROLES - Husband = 'normal, hard working with flaws' (affair with slave girl - Wife = restricted but lively and enterprising
- Socrates and Ischomachus
- IMFORMATION ABOUT AN UPPER CLASS MARRIAGE - wife was 14 - received a large dowry - girls kyrios chose marriage on her behalf - could cook, weave and be guided by husband - all about having kids in old age
- PURPOSES OF MARRIAGE AND THE ROLES OF HUSBAND AND WIFE - "yoke" = agricultural metaphor to control wife - oikos carries on through marriage - sees wife as needing to be trained
- COMPARISON OF WIFE TO A QUEEN BEE - wife fulfils a similar role in the home/hive = had to organise the slaves and send their children to work
- IDEAS ON MAKEUP FROM A MALE PERSPECTIVE - Ischomachus says it is artificial and distracts from natural beauty = wife obeys - she must keep standards up = has to compete with slave girl for husbands attention
- Apollodorus, Against Neaera
- IMPORTANCE OF LEGITIMACY - Timanoridorus and Eucrates in Corinth sell Neaera off when they get wives (protect oikos) - Phrastor throws Phano out - Theogenes throws Phano out - Outcry that she takes part in religious services = the Thesmephoria and with the Virgins
- THE LIFESTYLES OF PROSTITUTES - Neaera lives recklessly with Phrynion - sex and partying - Gets corrupted by luxury = one reason she can't get work in Megara is because she's too extravagant - Blackmails lovers when living with Stephanus - Daughter, who is not a true Athenian, is married off to to two citizens - one being the King Archon
- Isaeus, The Ciron Extract
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