Solon said that women could not have dowries, but only three suits of
clothes, a bit of household stuff, and that was all, so no one would
marry for money. Also no man could speak evil of the dead, and is good
to respect them, and also no man could speak evil of the living
in the temples, the courts of justice, the public offices, or at the
games, or else to pay 3 drachmas to the person and 2 to the public. For
men must learn to control their tempers at least part of the time. Wills
could now be made, and friends could be given some of it. Also women
had laws which said they could not be immodest, or have in public more
than 3 articles of dress. There were others too. There were others about
funerals. I think the laws were wise.
more later
Bell
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