Greek Women Vs Roman Women

Society would not be as it is unless it had some form of cultural norms or religious rites that identified that society. From ancient times to as far back as the first human civilizations our world has brought forth highly ritualistic traditions, customs, and codes of law that has set apart one people from another. From social to religious rites of passage, we can find that within most ancient agrarian civilizations, women has faced many disparities that would be seen as barbaric members of most modern industrial societies. This reality was profound in both the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. Because of the heavy patriarchal control of these two people, little is know about how women influences any of these societies without the ever looming presences of there patriarchal counterparts. In reference to both of these societies, Greek women were able to hold religious positions and engaged in highly stylized religious rites that Roman could only dream of participating in; however, Roman woman enjoyed a great amount of social mobility and freedom that was not afforded to the ancient Greek women. In fact, most Roman women of antiquity could carry out normal social affairs and transaction

Segregation amongst the social classes was more rigid, and women were not allowed any religious and political positions as Greek women did. In fact, the only religious position that women were allowed to take was that of the Vestal Virgins. Notwithstanding the seemingly harsh disparities that faced the women of Rome they were allowed more social mobility outside of the home. Women were even regarded in a higher esteem then Greek women were. Why was this the case for the women of Rome and not the Greeks? This question can be answered if we first find out what Roman society felt about its