THE LEGAL POSITION OF WOMEN IN GREEK ANTIQUITY

V diplomski nalogi je obravnavana tematika pravnega položaja žensk v grški antiki. Najprej sem raziskala posamezna obdobja Grčije v zgodovini in jih na kratko opisala. Nato sem se usmerila v ideologijo in status žensk, ki je prevladoval v takratnem času. Zanimalo me je, kakšen je bil zunanji izgled žensk, kako so bile urejene razmere v družini. v kaj so ženske verjele, ali so lahko imele svojo lastnino, kakšen je bil politični in ekonomski položaj ter ali je tudi za ženske obstajal prosti čas in zabava. Glavni del moje naloge pa je nato razdeljen na status žensk v Atenah in Šparti. Naredila sem kratko primerjavo žensk v dveh, nam najbolje poznanih mestnih državah. Poskušala sem povzeti obdobje od samega rojstva pa vse do smrti. Življenje žensk je bilo v antični Grčiji skrajno utesnjeno, saj so jim vedno za petami bili možje, očetje in bratje, torej osebe moškega spola, ki so nad njimi in njihovimi življenji imeli skoraj popoln nadzor. Zelo redko so lahko ženske sodelovale v politiki, niso mogle dedovati lastnine in zaupano jim je bilo bore malo denarja. Dekleta so se možila zelo mlada, ponavadi z veliko starejšim moškim, ki jim ga je izbral njihov oče.My diploma work deals with the theme of the legal status women had in ancient Greece. I first did research into specific periods of greek history, briefly describing each of them. I then directed my chief interest in prevailing ideology as well as the status women had in those days. I was most interested to find out what their outlooks were like, in their family relationships, their creeds and beliefs, whether they were entitled to own any possessions of their own, their political and economic status, and also their entertainment and leisure if there was any. The principal part of my diploma work is then focused on the status of women in Athens and those in Sparta. What follows is a short comparison of the status women in these most outstanding city states had. I will endeavor to reconstruct all the period lasting through all life, from birth to death. In ancient Greece women’s life was strictly limited to their homes, they were constantly being followed by their husbands, fathers, brothers, they were fully controlled by males. Seldom were women allowed to participate in politics, let alone inherit any property, they were granted only scarce sums of money. Girls were expected to marry very young to considerably older men always chosen by their fathers