1. Euphiletus and the House Overview
From this statement one can understand that he knew the law, and that it states that a an adulterer may be put to death by the man who catches him seducing another man's wife. ... Perhaps the Athenian women were not so restricted. He proudly marked the cleverness, of his wife as a housekeeper, however, he refers to her as a housewife, not a clever woman. ... It is interesting that as Euphiletus describes the crime his victim committed, he does not blame his wife. ... Their part in such issues as in this document is not taken into consideration, let alone their allowance into the cou...
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- Grade Level: High School