Question

List one thing a Roman woman could do that a Greek woman could not.

Answer 1

Women in the ancient Greek world had few rights in comparison to male citizens. Unable to vote, own land, or inherit, a woman's place was in the home and her purpose in life was the rearing of children

Freeborn women in ancient Rome were citizens cives, but could not vote or hold political office

Answer 2

List one thing a Roman woman could do that a Greek woman could not.

Roman women had a very limited role in public life. They could not attend, speak in, or vote at political assemblies and they could not hold any position of political responsibility. ... Typical jobs undertaken by such women were in agriculture, markets, crafts, as midwives and as wet-nurses.

Women in the ancient Greek world had few rights in comparison to male citizens. Unable to vote, own land, or inherit, a woman's place was in the home and her purpose in life was the rearing of children. ... For example, they had to do physical training like men, were permitted to own land, and could drink wine.