Exposure (Athens)
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Exposure was a widely used method of getting rid of babies that parents didn't want. Babies would be left outside, often in a pot or a vase, to die. It was practiced in Ancient times. It would have been considered perfectly fine by everyone in ancient times but now you would be arrested for it.
[change] Ancient Athens
The babies at the most risk were:
- girls
- deformed or ugly babies
- children born to poor families
- babies who looked unwell
Women had no say in whether their babies were exposed. The fathers were the only ones who had a say.
