Women In Ancient Greece
Women have been treated unfairly for the most part by their government and different society. For most of history, most civilizations have restricted the rights and ability of women to own and manage property. Women in ancient civilization have had to fight in order to be treated fairly. Two major cities in Greek, Sparta, and Athenian even though they were in the same country they had two different views and treatment regarding women. Sparta women were treated a lot better and ha more freedom compared to a lot of different civilization. Athenian women were treated very poorly. Even though women aren’t talked about a lot in ancient Greek, they played a part a part in their respected cities. Overall, the society of ancient Greece, especially
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Compared to other civilizations in the ancient world, the women of Greek generally did not enjoy high status, rank and privilege. Men spent the majority of their time away from their houses, this lead to the women of Greek dominated life at home. The wife was in charge of raising the children, spinning, weaving and sewing the family´s clothes. She supervised the daily running of the household. They way women were perceived in Ancient Greece has been subjected and talked about by a lot of historians. Part of the fascination lies in the difference between two of the most famous city-states – Athens and Sparta. Athens didn’t look as favorably upon women as Sparta did. In fact, while Athenian women were considered lower than slaves, Spartan women were independent and could even own property …show more content…
They differed from country to country, or in the case of the women of Athens and Sparta, from city state to city-state. There were major differences in the roles that the women of Sparta and Athens experienced in their family, civic, and political lives. With respect to levels of power and the rights of women, Spartan women were better treated compared to other civilization. At the same time, Athenian and Spartan women’s rights as citizens were similar. In different parts of ancient Greece women became visible for different reasons. Women in Athens appeared center stage in comic discussions of sexual and political equality and in the law courts on issues relating to citizenship. (Scott,
Compared to other civilizations in the ancient world, the women of Greek generally did not enjoy high status, rank and privilege. Men spent the majority of their time away from their houses, this lead to the women of Greek dominated life at home. The wife was in charge of raising the children, spinning, weaving and sewing the family´s clothes. She supervised the daily running of the household. They way women were perceived in Ancient Greece has been subjected and talked about by a lot of historians. Part of the fascination lies in the difference between two of the most famous city-states – Athens and Sparta. Athens didn’t look as favorably upon women as Sparta did. In fact, while Athenian women were considered lower than slaves, Spartan women were independent and could even own property …show more content…
They differed from country to country, or in the case of the women of Athens and Sparta, from city state to city-state. There were major differences in the roles that the women of Sparta and Athens experienced in their family, civic, and political lives. With respect to levels of power and the rights of women, Spartan women were better treated compared to other civilization. At the same time, Athenian and Spartan women’s rights as citizens were similar. In different parts of ancient Greece women became visible for different reasons. Women in Athens appeared center stage in comic discussions of sexual and political equality and in the law courts on issues relating to citizenship. (Scott,