Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves; Women in Classical Antiquity
"The first general treatment of women in the ancient world to reflect the critical insights of modern feminism. Though much debated, its position as the basic textbook on women's history in Greece and Rome has hardly been challenged."—Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement. Illustrations.\ \ \ "The first general treatment of women in the ancient world to reflect the critical insights of modern feminism. Though much debated, its position as the basic textbook on women's...
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"The first general treatment of women in the ancient world to reflect the critical insights of modern feminism. Though much debated, its position as the basic textbook on women's history in Greece and Rome has hardly been challenged."—Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement. Illustrations.
Chronological TablePrefaceIntroductionIGoddesses and Gods1IIWomen in the Bronze Age and Homeric Epic16IIIThe Dark Age and the Archaic Period32IVWomen and the City of Athens57VPrivate Life in Classical Athens79VIImages of Women in the Literature of Classical Athens93VIIHellenistic Women120VIIIThe Roman Matron of the Late Republic and Early Empire149IXWomen of the Roman Lower Classes190XThe Role of Women in the Religion of the Romans205Epilogue: The Elusive Women of Classical Antiquity227Notes231Works Referred To251Supplemental Bibliography260Index262
