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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... perhaps a description of personal history and reactions to the problem discussed , perhaps an account of where a piece of work stands in relation to particular theories about gender or about literature . Ideally , each scholar will ...
... perhaps a description of personal history and reactions to the problem discussed , perhaps an account of where a piece of work stands in relation to particular theories about gender or about literature . Ideally , each scholar will ...
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... Perhaps it was simply too difficult to prove deliberate as against spontaneous abortion : Soranus ' ( 1.14 ) list of causes for the latter make one wonder how anyone ever managed to have a baby.14 14 An unwanted pregnancy may yet ...
... Perhaps it was simply too difficult to prove deliberate as against spontaneous abortion : Soranus ' ( 1.14 ) list of causes for the latter make one wonder how anyone ever managed to have a baby.14 14 An unwanted pregnancy may yet ...
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... Perhaps he was more of a social and moral revolutionary than has hither- to been realized . NOTES 1. E. Karabelias , ' Une nouvelle source pour l'étude du droit attique : le Bouclier de Ménandre ' , Revue Historique de Droit Français et ...
... Perhaps he was more of a social and moral revolutionary than has hither- to been realized . NOTES 1. E. Karabelias , ' Une nouvelle source pour l'étude du droit attique : le Bouclier de Ménandre ' , Revue Historique de Droit Français et ...
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A Note on Annals 3 334 | 18 |
Roman Women | 36 |
An Essay on Menanders Aspis | 56 |
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