Women in AntiquityIan McAuslan, Peter Walcot This volume collects together 14 articles published in Greece and Rome during the last 20 years by leading authorities. They cover a wide breadth of interests including history, the law, mythology, literature, and religion in Graeco-Roman antiquity. A detailed and substantial introduction has been written by Dr Gillian Clark, an expert in the field, relating the articles to the development of gender studies since they were first published. The majority of the articles themselves have been updated to take account of the latest discoveries and developments. history, and sociology. |
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... marriage sine manu suggest that ( like some holders of separate bank accounts ) they were prepared for a break - up . It is often suggested that the move from marriage cum manu to marriage sine manu was prompted by the demands of Late ...
... marriage sine manu suggest that ( like some holders of separate bank accounts ) they were prepared for a break - up . It is often suggested that the move from marriage cum manu to marriage sine manu was prompted by the demands of Late ...
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... marriage to realize their political hopes and to increase their political power . Such marriages and their ... marriage implies that political concerns remained the binding force , that affection or romantic love or even passion ...
... marriage to realize their political hopes and to increase their political power . Such marriages and their ... marriage implies that political concerns remained the binding force , that affection or romantic love or even passion ...
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... marriage with reluctance ( Plut . Sull . 33.3 ) . For Pompey , as Plutarch notes ( Pomp . 9.2 ) , ' this marriage was , therefore , characteristic of tyranny , and befitted the needs of Sulla , rather than the nature and habits of ...
... marriage with reluctance ( Plut . Sull . 33.3 ) . For Pompey , as Plutarch notes ( Pomp . 9.2 ) , ' this marriage was , therefore , characteristic of tyranny , and befitted the needs of Sulla , rather than the nature and habits of ...
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A Note on Annals 3 334 | 18 |
Roman Women | 36 |
An Essay on Menanders Aspis | 56 |
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