Why we picked this topic:
We picked this topic because in almost every era there has been laws that gave women very few rights. So we decided to do the topic because we wanted to find out if women had rights in Rome. We also wanted to find out what role they played in daily life. Women play an important role in society so we wanted to find out if women were equal to men in Ancient Rome.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
What role did women play in ancient Rome?
What we thought:
We think that the women in ancient Rome usually did all the houses chores and brought up the children. We think that the work that women did was the work we do everyday such as cook, do laundry, clean the house, etc. We think this was important because men were usually at work most of the day and there had to be someone that had to stay back to look after the children.
We think that the women in ancient Rome usually did all the houses chores and brought up the children. We think that the work that women did was the work we do everyday such as cook, do laundry, clean the house, etc. We think this was important because men were usually at work most of the day and there had to be someone that had to stay back to look after the children.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Role of Women (Website Source):
Women in ancient Rome were married by 12 years old. Some of them were even younger when they got married. In Rome while the women were raising the children they had to teach their kids Roman culture. When the boys were old enough the mother would invest her money and time to "advance their political career." The girls would receive training because they would have to one day teach their own children the Roman Culture.
Even though it seems that women had no rights, they still had their own personal freedom. Although thinking about it they didn't have enough freedom. They were constantly under supervision. For Roman Women drinking wine was forbidden so the males would often kiss them on the lips to see if they drank wine or not. When the women were named they were named in a way that when you hear the name you would be able to tell who their father was.
Women were considered citizens of the society but didn't have the right to vote. Women that were lower class had to work but the upper class women had to stay home.
Since bathing " was a recreational activity enjoyed by all ages, sexes, and social class," women would allowed to regularly attend public baths. Women were allowed to attend some events, like "Ambarualia, Lupercalia, and amphitheater events such as gladiator matches."
Source: http://www.moyak.com/researcher/resume/papers/roman_women.html
Women in ancient Rome were married by 12 years old. Some of them were even younger when they got married. In Rome while the women were raising the children they had to teach their kids Roman culture. When the boys were old enough the mother would invest her money and time to "advance their political career." The girls would receive training because they would have to one day teach their own children the Roman Culture.
Even though it seems that women had no rights, they still had their own personal freedom. Although thinking about it they didn't have enough freedom. They were constantly under supervision. For Roman Women drinking wine was forbidden so the males would often kiss them on the lips to see if they drank wine or not. When the women were named they were named in a way that when you hear the name you would be able to tell who their father was.
Women were considered citizens of the society but didn't have the right to vote. Women that were lower class had to work but the upper class women had to stay home.
Since bathing " was a recreational activity enjoyed by all ages, sexes, and social class," women would allowed to regularly attend public baths. Women were allowed to attend some events, like "Ambarualia, Lupercalia, and amphitheater events such as gladiator matches."
Source: http://www.moyak.com/researcher/resume/papers/roman_women.html
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