Question
Unlike Athenian heiresses, fatherless girls without brothers called patrōiōkos could reject marriage to their father’s nearest kin in this city. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this city, a rival of Phaistos that was made the provincial capital of Crete and Cyrenaica after aiding Rome against Knossos. The most fully extant Greek law code survives in a monumental inscription in this city.
ANSWER: Gortyn [or Gortyna; or Gortys]
[10e] Gortyn’s law code may be among the supposed Cretan influences on the “Great Rhetra” assembled by this legendary lawgiver of Sparta.
ANSWER: Lycurgus of Sparta
[10m] Gortyn’s relatively liberal treatment of women contrasts with the portrait of Athenian women’s lives in sources like this book by Xenophon, in which Ischomachus relates how he “trained” his bride to manage his estate.
ANSWER: Oeconomicus [or Oikonomikos, or On Household Management, or The Economist; or Economics]
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Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 33% | 33% |