Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves : Women in Classical Antiquity
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Examines women's public and private lives, roles, activities, and influences and their social, economic, legal, political, and literary status in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, from the late Bronze Age to the death of Constantine.

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Table of Contents

[Table of Contents] --
Chronological Table --
Introduction --
I. Goddesses and Gods --
II. Women in the Bronze Age and Homeric Epic --
III. The Dark Age and the Archaic Period --
IV. Women and the City of Athens --
V. Private Life in Classical Athens --
VI. Images of Women in the Literature of Classical Athens --
VII. Hellenistic Women --
VIII. The Roman Matron of the Late Republic and Early Empire --
IX. Women of the Roman Lower Classes --
X. The Role of Women in the Religion of the Romans --
Epilogue: The Elusive Women of Classical Antiquity --
Notes --
Works Referred To --
Index.

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xiii, 265 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-259) and index.
Description
Examines women's public and private lives, roles, activities, and influences and their social, economic, legal, political, and literary status in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, from the late Bronze Age to the death of Constantine.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Pomeroy, S. B. (1975). Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity . Schocken Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Pomeroy, Sarah B.. 1975. Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity. New York: Schocken Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Pomeroy, Sarah B.. Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity New York: Schocken Books, 1975.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Pomeroy, S. B. (1975). Goddesses, whores, wives, and slaves: women in classical antiquity. New York: Schocken Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Pomeroy, Sarah B.. Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity Schocken Books, 1975.

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