Ancient Greeks

The common Greek house consists of two stories with all the rooms built around a courtyard, and two rooms consisting of the andron and gynaikonitis, the men's and women's quarter's respectively, with the gynaikonitis on the second floor and the men's apartment just below it (Athenian pp). This arrangement makes it convenient for husbands to entertain in their quarters, which basically serves as a banquet room, without disturbing their wives (Athenian pp).

The main marketplace is called the Agora and serves as both the civic and commercial center (Athenian pp). It is where Athenians shop for daily food and supplies, and where on any typical day, citizens may participate in a variety of political activities, thus this is a crowded area of the city, with much hustle and bustle about (Athenian pp). The majority of the people in the marketplace are male, however there are a few Athenian...
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