Women in Ancient Greece and Rome

Michael Massey (Author)

9780521318075, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 29 September 1988

48 pages
24.6 x 19 x 0.6 cm, 0.112 kg

"...the book could help secondary schools incorporate gender considerations into the study of antiquity. It might even initiate some interesting then-and-now discussions." Fred Mench, Classical World

This thorough and provocative account is an ideal resource book for students following courses in classical studies and classical civilisation.

Introduction
Part I. Greece: 1. The status of women
2. Daughters
3. Wives
4. Mothers
5. Nurses
6. Slaves
7. Public life
8. Employment
9. Entertainment
10. Religion
11. Women in Sparta
12. Image and reality
13. Homer
14. Drama
15. Vase painting
Part II. Rome: 16. Introduction
17. Daughters
18. Wives
19. Mothers
20. Lovers, prostitutes and concubines
21. Imperial wives, mothers and daughters
22. Religion
23. Mystery religions and foreign cults
24. Exploitation
25. Image and reality
26. Plautus
27. Catullus
28. Virgil
29. Women in art.

Subject Areas: Educational: History [YQH]