Life of an ancient greek family

Throughout Ancient Greece, houses came in two forms: the northern and southern styles. These two types of Ancient Greek Homes varied by material, structure, location, and culture.

Ancient Greek cities were protected by stone walls. Inside them, most of the land was occupied by private homes.

What did a house mean in Ancient Greece?

The Ancient Greek houses was a place of pride for the man of the family.

Life of an ancient greek family

It was within these four walls that no one was allowed to treat him with any sort of disrespect.

The heart of a man was his house where he was bound to protect all of the living and not-living beings of the house. This was a huge worry for the house owners in ancient Greece.

War, as well as work, would keep the man away from the house and hence threats of intruders would fill in the minds of the men.

In ancient Greek homes, there were barely any security measures and hence there was huge pressure of protecting the house from other neighbouring men.

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