CLA219H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Dowry, Metic
Document Summary
Daily lives of women in grecoroman antiquity and the legal. Average life expectancy: about 45 years for male, o. Females died younger because many died in childbirth, Could be exposed at birth, it wasn"t illegal to kill your baby. If you gave birth to a child that you couldnt bring it up (looked sickly or handicapped) then you can leave your child to die/ leave it where maybe someone can pick it up. Exposure (infanticide), more likely happened to female babies because male continues your family wealth and females cost money and nothing else: many kids died before age of 10. Families often had to give bith to many to have a chance at a child gets to adulthood. In roman egypt, women had to birth 5-6 children to maintain the population. Learn domesticated skills, skills to become a good wife: In sparta, girls at least be 18 before marriage: girls must be under male guardianship.
