The scholars do support the theory of Greek society being patriarchal. Women in these tombstone engravings did not mention anything that would lead you to believe that they had anything to do with government dealings, or holding leadership postions. Furthermore, women were to be dutiful and listen to husbands. Many engravings mentioned how their husbands would miss them and how beautiful they were. Also, mentioned was if they were dutiful they were worthy of a certain tomb. For example, Aspasia, Chios, c.400 BC states “a worthy wife… her noble disposition Euopides set up this monument for her, she was his consort”. Since she was dutiful to her husband she was worthy of this tomb and attention after death.
