COM 415 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Aetolia, Homer, Basileus
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Pomeroy - panhellenic institutions delphi pg 99-100 & pg 53-62 (homeric society) & pg. Paramount in chief in aetolia, superior in authority to the local chiefs. Greeks did not isolated farmsteads, the lived clustered together in small settlements. Oikos: household (smallest unit of early iron age) Father had slave woman who would bare him illegitimate children. The boys were treated as a part of the family, but lacked inheritance rights in comparison to the legitimate sons. The illegitimate daughters were treated the same as the legitimate daughters. Daughters were prized with small inheritance so suitors could take their hand. Without one, a man could not marry. A lotless man (akleros) had two options: Eke (manage to support oneself or make a living with difficulty) out precarious existence on a poor patch pf unclaimed marginal land. Hire himself out as a thes (poor landless men who worked as hired hands)
