The ancient world, from the earliest times to 800 AD . Women at their Toilet. —From a vase painting. for them, they passed a secluded life even at home, in sepa-rate womens apartments. They had no public interests, ap. Women at their Toilet. — The rest of the vase painting shown abore. peared rarely on the streets, and never met their husbandsfriends. At best, they were only higher domestic chivalry of the mediaeval knight toward woman and the 230] LIMITATIONS 225 love of the modern gentleman for his wife were equally un-thinkable by the best Greek society. The rule is merely emph
The ancient world, from the earliest times to 800 AD . Women at their Toilet. —From a vase painting. for them, they passed a secluded life even at home, in sepa-rate womens apartments. They had no public interests, ap. Women at their Toilet. — The rest of the vase painting shown abore. peared rarely on the streets, and never met their husbandsfriends. At best, they were only higher domestic chivalry of the mediaeval knight toward woman and the 230] LIMITATIONS 225 love of the modern gentleman for his wife were equally un-thinkable by the best Greek society. The rule is merely emphasized by its one exception. Noaccount of the Athens of Pericles should omit mention ofAspasia. She was a native of Miletus, and had come toAthens as an adventuress. Many other high-spirited girls nodoubt did the like, in inevitable rebellion against the shame-ful bondage of Greek custom, — but only to fall into a life moreshameful. But Aspasia won the love of Pericles. Since shewas not an Atheniancitizen he could notmarry her; but, untilhis death, he livedwith her in all re-spects as his wife — aunion not grievouslyoffensive to Greekideas. The dazzlingwit and beauty ofAspasia made hishome the focus of th
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