Page Evaluation
editLead
edit- The Lead is relatively ok but could use some basic upgrades to sentance structure and format to make it feel less like a list of facts.
- I want to make it a bit more of an introduction to the subject as a whole as opposed to a list of just the more stand out facts from the article.
Lead evaluation 6/10
editContent
edit- Large portions of the sections focus on ancient Spartan traditions. Rather than have this take a large amount of space in various sections, perhaps "Marriage in Ancient Sparta" should be it's own section with a few sub-sections if needed. The same could potentially be done for Athens, as we have the most infomation about each of these city-states. This would also minimize potential for readers to mix up traditions of specific areas as being the case for all of Greece.
- There are some opportunities to link to other relevant articles that were not taken (ex. when Gorgo is mentioned without being named, despite Leonidas' article being linked in his name)
- The "Dates for Marriage" section is too short to exist as it really does. There should either be more information added or the section should be changed to a subsection in an appropriate category.
- There is some conflicting information given at times due to the way in which it is presented (ex. "Engagement" section implying that all engagements are won through competiton.)
- There is definitely more information to be added about "Marriage Celebration" - a category which would also benefit from being named a more appropraite "Marriage Traditions"
- There is also definitely more information available on "Divorce"
Content evaluation 6.5/10
editTone and Balance
edit- The article is definitely neutral
- There was no noticalbe instances of bias.
- The article leans more towards being about exclusively about Athens and Sparta
- The article would benefit from a few sentance structure edits which would make it more pleasing to read.
Tone and balance evaluation 7/10
editSources and References
edit- The sources are severely lacking, and 1 of the 2 present links doesn't work.
Sources and references evaluation 1/10
editOrganization
edit- The organization is ok, but could really benefit from some updates and additions.
- Some sections should be renamed and merged
- There should be a section for "Marriage in Ancient Sparta" and "Marriage in Ancient Athens" to adress the more sepcific details - these cvould maybe be addressed as subsections within each section as well
Organization evaluation 5/10
editImages and Media
edit- The one image does not have much information.
- The image is not well-captioned
- As far as I can tell the image present adheres to Wikipedia's copyright regulations
- There should be more paintings or vases depicting relevant details which could be included
Images and media evaluation 1/10
editChecking the talk page
edit- The talk page doesn't have any very recent suggestions or updates that I feel are relevant to the updates I would like to include
- The article doesn't seem to be rated
- The article is a part of many WikiProjects
Talk page evaluation 8/10 (No problems, but not very helpful)
editOverall impressions
edit- The article does not seem to have much of a status overall
- This article seems really underdevloped. I think there is a lot more information that could be included.
Overall evaluation 4/10
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Potential Added Sources
editThe Gift in Antiquity - Marriage Gifts in Ancient Greece - From "Gift in Antiquity"
Age and Innocence: Female Transitions to Adulthood in Late Antiquity[1]
Dangerous Gifts: Ideologies of Marriage and Exchange in Ancient Greece[2]
Dangerous Gifts: Gender and Exchange in Ancient Greece. by Deborah Lyons. Princeton: Princeton University Press 2012.
The Gamos of Hera - From "The Sacred and the Feminine in Ancient Greece"[3]
Ancient Marriage in Myth and Reality[4]
- ^ Alberici, Lisa A.; Harlow, Mary (2007). "Age and Innocence: Female Transitions to Adulthood in Late Antiquity". Hesperia Supplements. 41: 193–203. ISSN 1064-1173.
- ^ Lyons, Deborah (2003). "Dangerous Gifts: Ideologies of Marriage and Exchange in Ancient Greece". Classical Antiquity. 22 (1): 93–134. doi:10.1525/ca.2003.22.1.93. ISSN 0278-6656.
- ^ WILLIAMSON, MALCOLM (1998). The Sacred and the Feminine in Ancient Greece. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415126632.
- ^ web.a.ebscohost.com http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/ebookviewer/ebook/bmxlYmtfXzUyMzk3NV9fQU41?sid=2006b2a0-5061-4d21-8f5f-b2083d889075@sdc-v-sessmgr03&vid=0&format=EB&rid=1. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
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