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1
Q

Name 4 ways which we get evidence on what life for women was like

A

Literature
Inscriptions
Art
Archaeology

2
Q

Why do we have to be careful particularly when reading Latin literature for evidence about women’s daily life in Roman times?

A

Pretty much all written by men

Not always reliable -> trying to make a point

3
Q

Women could not _______ or hold _________ office

A

Vote

Political office

4
Q

Because of their limited ________ role, women are named less frequently than men by Roman historians

A

Public

5
Q

Some exceptional women left an undeniable mark on history such as _________ who was held up as an example of the perfect wife. Why?

A

Lucretia

By showing loyalty to her husband

6
Q

Women such as _________ had great wealth and managed their land and money themselves. ___________ used her assets to finance a public building in Rome

A

Eumachia

Eumachie

7
Q

The Oppian law prevented women from _____________ and owning ________

A

Inheriting and owning land

8
Q

A daughter was subject to a patria potestas, the supreme power her __________ wielded as head of household

A

Father

9
Q

The pater familias had the right and duty to find a ___________ for his daughter, and first marriages were normally arranged.

A

Husband

10
Q

A daughter kept her family name for life, not assuming that of her husband. Children usually took the ___________ name.

A

Father’s

11
Q

Wealthy women received ________ education. This would depend on their family but there is evidence that women from elite families could _______ and ________ and studied literature and poetry

A

Some
Read
Write

12
Q

In early childhood girls would be educated in similar subjects to boys. Both would be taught to read and write in Latin and Greek as well as basic arithmetic. This education would usually take place at ________.
When boys grew older they would go on to study law and rhetoric. Women would learn how to run a household, play musical instruments and study literature and poetry

A

Home

13
Q

The most important role of a woman in Ancient Roma was that of wife and mother. Roman wives were expected to have ___________

A

Children

14
Q

Roman women were not only valued for the number of _________ that they produced, but also for their part in raising children to become __________ Roman citizens.

A

Valuable

15
Q

Women from __________ families were expected to bestow values and education upon their _______ to turn them into citizens that would run Rome with __________. Thus, to be able to rear her children to succeed in life, an exemplary Roman mother should be well __________ herself

A

Wealthy
Sons
Integrity
Educated

16
Q

Not only were Roman wives expected to raise their children to high moral standards, they were also expected to run the __________ for their husbands

A

Household

17
Q

The typical wealthy Roman matron would have _________ to manage as well as normal household duties

A

Slaves

18
Q

One of the most important tasks for a woman to fulfil in the household was what?

A

The spinning of wool to make clothes

19
Q

The tradition of wives spinning wool was so important to Ancient Romans that _______ was often used as a symbol of wifely duties and ___________ wheels would adorn funerary epitaphs of honourable dead wives

A

Wool

Spinning

20
Q

What does Lucretia do which makes her a model of vitue

A

She kills herself because she was raped and felt unpure

21
Q

What could have been Livy’s motives in writing the Lucretia story

A

Money
Interest
Status

22
Q

The _________ law was passed following the disastrous defeat of the Romans in a war with North African leader Hannibal. Because of the wars many Roman men had died. Their wives and daughters had inherited their lands and money allowing women to become quite rich. The state, in order to help pay for the cost of _______, decided to tap into women’s wealth by passing the ________ law.

A

Oppian
War
Oppian

23
Q

What did the Oppian law mean

A

It limited the amount of gold women could possess and required that all the funds of wards, single women, and widows be deposited with the state. Women were also forbdden to wear dresses with purple trim.

24
Q

In 195 B.C some __________ proposed eliminating the oppian law. Women in agreement poured into the streets in protest. As a result of the women’s protest, the _________ withdrew their veto and approved he appeal

A

Tribunes

25
Q

What did women wear

A

Tunics:
The peplos
The chiton
The stola

26
Q

When was the stola warn

A

At the time of her marriage

27
Q

How did women display their wealth

A

Through hairstyles and jewellery

Slaves would spend hours on their hair

28
Q

If a woman wears lots of fabric then she would probably have been _________

A

Wealthy

29
Q

Occupations for poorer women:

A
Wet nurse
Actress
Dancer
Prostitute
Midwife
Food vendor
30
Q

Even after the oppian law was lifter, what were women unable to do

A

Gain official political power

Enter business