Please write the essay on question 2 provided in the essay topics pdf.
Please use simple English grammar while writing this essay with basic English terminology.
This essay should be very detailed, concise and well-structured.
ALL THE SOURCES AND READINGS ARE INCLUDED IN THE FILES SECTION. (Do not use other sources)
If you want to cite an ancient source that is discussed in an item of modern scholarship, please do so like this: (Catullus 61.134-41, cited by Dixon 2003: 118). You should copy the reference to the ancient source as it is found in the modern scholarship (you do not have to abbreviate it).
The question:
In Classical Greece, fertility was the most important quality a woman could possess. Does this statement accurately reflect societal attitudes in both Sparta and Athens?
All essays must be typed, double-spaced and in Times New Roman 12-point font. Students should read and follow the style guide posted on eClass.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
The essay will be marked according to the following criteria:
The essay will be marked according to the following criteria:
• Has a clear and consistent argument that answers the question
• Shows control of the essay form, including the introduction, conclusion, and use of
quotations
quotations
• Constructs an argument based on the ancient sources
• Engages critically with the ancient sources and modern scholarship
• Writes in a distinctive voice, showing originality of thought and flair
• Writes in clear and correct English
• Cites evidence correctly
Ancient Evidence:
• WLGR II.76-7, 79; IV.94, 96-103, 114 and 116; VII.278-9, 319; IX.424, 427*, 429*
• Lysias, On the Murder of Eratosthenes
• [Demosthenes], Against Neaera
• Plutarch’s Life of Lycurgus
*These texts are part of the Hippocratic Corpus and are not from Athens or Sparta. Their content, however, is believed to have reflected the general state of medical knowledge in Greece.
Modern Scholarship:
Millender, E. G. (2017). “Spartan Women.” In A Companion to Sparta, ed. A. Powell. Volume Two. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 500-24.
Ogden, D. (1995).“Women and Bastardy in Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic World.” In The Greek World, ed. A. Powell. London and New York: Routledge. 219-44.
Osborne, R. (1997). “Law, the Democratic Citizen, and the Representation of Women in Classical Athens.” Past and Present 155: 3-33.
Pomeroy, S. B. (1995). “Women’s Identity and the Family in the Classical Polis.” In Women in Antiquity: New Assessments, eds. R. Hawley and B. Levick. London and New York: Routledge. 111-21.
Pritchard, D. M. (2014). “The Position of Attic Women in Democratic Athens.” G&R 61.2: 174- 93.