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Selective Female Infanticide in Miletus


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Selective Female Infanticide in Miletus
By analyzing records found in the Delphinion, or Apollo's sanctuary, in Miletus, one can conclude that those migrating to the city practiced female infanticide.
1,506 words (approx. 6 pages) | 1 source | APA | 2001 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper discusses how the list of names found in the Delphinion, or Apollo's sanctuary, in Miletus served as a record of citizenships granted to immigrants between 228-49 B.C. These immigrants often were mercenaries that came to Miletus to serve, thereby gaining citizenship in this prosperous town. It argues that by viewing the disproportionate records of males to females, it is apparent that female infanticide was a common practice.

From the Paper:

"The significantly disproportionate ratio of sons to daughters evident in the family groups recorded on the Miletian citizenship tablets reveals that female infanticide was widely practiced throughout the Hellenistic time period. Because so little is known about familial life during this age, and since this is "the largest single body of statistics available" about Hellenistic demography, this record may spawn differing interpretations about the disproportion; namely, a father's not including his daughters or the absence of daughters due to marriage at the time the records were created. However, what is known about these migrating families and the assumptions that can be made about them prove these explanations to be unlikely. Rather, the data seems to vindicate the selective termination of female infants."

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APA Citation:

Selective Female Infanticide in Miletus (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Selective-Female-Infanticide-in-Miletus/48949

MLA Citation:

"Selective Female Infanticide in Miletus" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Selective-Female-Infanticide-in-Miletus/48949>




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I am a junior at Dartmouth College, majoring in ancient history. I have taken a wide selection of other courses and have written papers on numerous topics.
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