A law researched by historian and professor George Mason University, James Thompson demonstrated, what brought honor to women of that time. “If a woman’s husband died she had two, perhaps three, years in which to remarry; a divorced woman was only allowed eighteen months in which to get a new husband.” (Thompson) These laws had the simple purpose of promoting childbirth. Single women didn’t have children, and therefore were again, not useful and therefore, without honor. Men were able to attain and keep honor by being upstanding citizens, which was achieved through being part of the military. “The rewards of the Roman soldiers were small; he was paid in glory. No profession brought so much honor as the military.” (Alchin) The paper continues to explain how honor is found not only in themselves, but in their legion. Honor was being selfless and being willing to die for your comrades and your
A law researched by historian and professor George Mason University, James Thompson demonstrated, what brought honor to women of that time. “If a woman’s husband died she had two, perhaps three, years in which to remarry; a divorced woman was only allowed eighteen months in which to get a new husband.” (Thompson) These laws had the simple purpose of promoting childbirth. Single women didn’t have children, and therefore were again, not useful and therefore, without honor. Men were able to attain and keep honor by being upstanding citizens, which was achieved through being part of the military. “The rewards of the Roman soldiers were small; he was paid in glory. No profession brought so much honor as the military.” (Alchin) The paper continues to explain how honor is found not only in themselves, but in their legion. Honor was being selfless and being willing to die for your comrades and your