Read here Xenophon’s Ways and Means 1.2–8, in which he describes the economic advantages of the region of Attica. What are the key ones highlighted in this passage?
In Their Own Words 5.2
Read lines 1124–325 of Aristophanes’ comedy Wasps, during which a son advises his mischievous father how to behave at a symposium, here. What might we infer about the nature of a symposium from these lines?
In Their Own Words 5.3
Although in classical times it was unusual for a husband to kill a man whom he discovered was having an affair with his wife, there is one famous case where this did happen. You can read Lysias’ defence of the husband, Euphiletos, here in his speech ‘On the murder of Eratosthenes’ (1.6–27).
In Their Own Words 5.4
Read chapter 8 of Plutarch’s biography of Alcibiades here. What can we learn about Athenian divorce from this passage?
In Their Own Words 5.5
Read two passages from Aristophanes: Frogs 738–56 here and Knights 1–73 here. What can these passages tell us about the comic portrayal of slaves?
In Their Own Words 5.6
Read Homer’s account of the funeral of Hector at Iliad 24.776–804 here. What typical elements of a funeral occur here?
