Daily Life
Men
The me had to spend a lot of time away from home and they ran the government. The men spent quite a bit of time in the fields, sailing, working on crops, hunting, or trading important items when they weren't talking about politics. Besides that, the men also liked to wrestle, go horseback riding, and participate in the Olympic games for fun. |
Women
The women didn't have that much freedom when they are out of their house. They could only go to funerals, weddings, pay visits to only female neighbors for a bit, and festivals. Argos women's job was to run the house and take good care of children. The male slaves watched and guarded the house until the owner came back, and the female slaves helped the women cook, work in the fields, and clean. |
Slaves
The slaves in Argos were very important. The male salves had to do everything, but the owner can choose to not have the female slaves work or not for the day. They had to cook, clean, work in the fields, factories, shops, in the mines and on the ships. Slaves were not allowed to use their own name, go to school, and talk about politics. |