Men+of+ancient+Greece

=Men of ancient Greece:= Men of ancient Greece were different than men of modern day. They had different

clothes, different jobs, and they treated their wives way differently. Some men were considered

Craftsmen who had jobs like a silversmith or a potter. Some were farmers. Men of ancient

Greece dressed to fit their status. They hired slaves to work on their farms if they were rich.

Everything was so much different than it is today. =Craftsmen:=

Men in ancient Greece had different jobs. A lot of men were Craftsmen. There were many jobs that branch off of being a Craftsman. One job was to be a

Potter. The potters made jars, bowls, and many other things that could be used with around the houses. Some men were blacksmiths. Blacksmiths

made armor, swords, and shields for soldiers who were training for war or were in war. Some men were basket makers.They made baskets using reeds.

There were also weavers. Weavers made baskets to hold food like bread or fruit. One more job that men could have in ancient Greece was a Silversmith.

Silversmiths were just like potters who made plates, cups, and bowls. That is what all of the craftsmen did. All craftsmen were men. The women just stayed

in their houses and worked all day.

=Everyday Life of a Man in Ancient Greece:= Men did many things in ancient Greece. They were the ones who farmed, worked as

Craftsmen, and they were also involved in all of the politics. A man’s everyday life in ancient

Greece was pretty much the same every day. Men would go out to work in the mornings leaving

their wife at home to take care of their children, cook, clean and whatever was to be done in the

house. Men played a huge role in ancient Greece considering they had more rights than women

and they had all of they jobs outside of the house. After a long day of work, the men would come

home to dinner that either their wives, or servants prepared. The men would sit on a couch eating

their dinner and being entertained by servants while their family would sit in another room eating

their dinner by themselves. As you can see, the men did not spend much time with their families.

This was how it was for a man in everyday ancient Greece.

=Farmers:= Farmers were the ones who harvested the food for their families and to sell. This was a

job for only men. The poorer farmers would work out in the fields all day while the rich farmers

didn’t have to work as much or at all. The rich farmers hired tenant farmers who either farmed

for them or they hired slaves to do all the work while they supervised. The slaves were people

many people depended on them for food. The farmers all lived in the country so they could have

who were captured from enemies during war. Anyways, farmer’s jobs were difficult because

enough land to farm on. Life was hard for the farmers because the soil was a rocky and lacked

nutrient that was needed for the crops to grow. Therefore, most of the crops did not grow.

Farmers also had to pay taxes to the government in order to keep their land. If you lived on hills,

you would grow grapes and if you lived on rocky soil, then you would grow olives. As I have

said before, life for farmers was hard in ancient Greece.

=How Men Compared to Women:= Men in ancient Greece were always put before women. They were also always in control.

Men always had all of the jobs that are outside of the house in ancient Greece. Women just

worked in the house, took care or the children, cooked dinner for that night, cleaned. That was

only if they were not a rich family. If it was a rich family, then the women would be kept

somewhere in the upper part of the house kept “safe” from all men that were not related to her.

Men were the ones that were involved in politics, and all of the things that involved society.

Women were always ruled by men. They were either ruled by their father, husband, or if they

were widowed (their husband died), they were ruled by their own sons. Clearly men had many

more rights than women did. I would say that life was unfair for the women in ancient Greece. I

sure would not have like to live a life governed by men.

=Clothing of Greek Men:=

Men dressed according to how wealthy they were. They wore a type of tunic called a

Chiton. If the men were wealthy, then they would wear jewels on them. Some were threaded

with gold. Men also wore a type of cloak called a himation. They would wear broad rimmed hats

if they were traveling. The chitons and clothes were decorated according to the man’s status in

society. The richest men had the fanciest chitons with the most decoration. It is a lot like modern

times. The richest people have the most expensive and fancy clothes. It seems like, fashion wise,

it is not much different.

=Men of Ancient Greece:=

As you can see, men of ancient Greece were much different than men of modern day.

They dressed in chitons. They had different jobs. They also treated their wives with less respect.

They went out to work while their wives stayed home all day. They hired slaves to do some of

their work for them if they were wealthy. They were always the ruler of the woman or women of

the house. Everything was so much different back in the day of ancient Greece.