In addition to the political differences, that we have faced the past week, Sparta and Athens, also differ in everyday life. In Athens, citizens of a certain importance, belonging mainly to the aristocracy and the upper classes of society, almost always lived outside the home. From this first observation, it is easy to understand how the role of women in Athens was marginal. In fact, the woman after marriage became increasingly detached from her husband's life, becoming a sort of superintendent of the servants' work, since she was always at home (DeAgostini, 2010). The men went out in the morning to go to the Agora, where the political and commercial life of the polis was concentrated. In the Agora, you could meet people from all social class, from magistrates, who had there their offices, to slaves, who went there to make commissions (Bruttini, 2017). …show more content…
The Gymansium, however, was mainly a meeting place, where neither the servants and the foreigners could enter. In their free time, the Athenians loved theater and sports competitions, such as equestrian competitions and boxing (Berti, 2015). For what concern the children, there was a clear distinction between males and females. The male sons of the rich, lived with women up to seven years, after which, unlike the children of the commoners, who did not have the opportunity to study, they began private school. The females, on the other hand, if they were not rejected by their father, grew closed in a specific part of the house, called Gineceo, and only came out after the marriage, which was combined by their parents. The women of the people paradoxically had more autonomy than the rich women, because they had to work to contribute to the life of the family (DeAgostini,