Historian Answers Google's Most Popular Questions About Ancient Greek Women

Could Greek women leave the house? Could they drink wine? Did they fight in wars? Join Historian Honor Cargill-Martin as she reveals the truth about what life was like for women in Ancient Greece. 0:00 Intro 0:25 Was Helen of Troy real? 1:13 Who was the most famous Greek woman? 2:33 Did Athenian democracy include women? 3:14 Could Greek women vote? 3:53 Were Greek women involved in politics? 4:35 Did the Spartans respect women? 6:35 Could Greek women leave the house? 7:57 Did Greek women wear togas? 8:33 Did Greek women wear make-up? 9:23 Could Greek women go to the theatre? 10:12 Did men play women in Greek theatre? 10:28 What age did Greek women marry? 11:22 Could Greek women choose their husbands? 12:23 Could Greek women divorce? 13:01 What age did Greek women have children? 13:32 Did Greek women breastfeed? 13:54 Could Greek women own property? 15:10 Could Greek women inherit? 15:52 Could Greek women be queens? 17:02 Did Greek women fight in wars? 18:03 Could Greek women read? 19:15 Did Greek women have an education? 20:13 Did Greek women have jobs? 21:01 What did Greek women do in their spare time? 22:23 Did Greek women compete in the Olympics? 23:29 Did Greek women drink wine? 24:19 Did Greek priestesses do drugs? 25:37 Were there any Greek gender equality movements? Find more of Honor Cargill-Martin's content here: Instagram: @hcargillmartin (https://www.instagram.com/hcargillmartin/?hl=en) Youtube: @AncientHistoryGirl (https://www.youtube.com/@AncientHistoryGirl) Substack: @ItsAllAncientHistory (https://allancienthistory.substack.com/) Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsely, Mary Beard and more. Watch, listen and read history wherever you are, whenever you want it. Available on all devices: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, Roku, Xbox, Chromecast, and iOs & Android. We're offering a special discount to History Hit for our subscribers, get 50% off your first 3 months with code YOUTUBE: https://www.historyhit.com/subscription/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=YouTube2024 #historyhit #expertanswers #ancientgreece