Transcript Women in Rome

Women in Rome
A new quiz
From the Rome video
1. Explain the sig. of the Sabine
women? (short paragraph)
2. How did Romans view religion?
3. Were Roman women treated
better than their Athenian
sisters? Give 3 points why.
4. What was Cornelia?
5. Why was this role important?
The sources
6. What type of source is the Murdia
source?
7. This source is very positive. Why is
this? What does it say?
8. Name the source that was regarded as
a satire?
9. Who did the lead female (Eppia) leave
her husband for?
10. What else was she reputed to have
done?
More sources
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What is the Floralia?
Who wrote the source on Clodia?
What was this source about?
Although Roman men, as apposed to
Athenian men, valued marriages.
According to Thompson, What was the
punishment available for a woman
committing adultery?
15. List three virtues Turia had.
The last lot.
16. Name 2 sources written by Livy in Rome?
17. List 2 virtues that describe Lucretia?
18. Give 2 virtues that Cloelia had?
19. Name the person who became ‘inflamed
with lust’ when he saw Lucretia?
20. Aug. introduced laws to increase the
birth rate. What was the minimum age for
girls to be married?