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Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity
Goddesses Whores Wives and Slaves Women in Classical Antiquity
Author: Sarah B. Pomeroy
What did women do in Ancient Greece and Rome? Did Socrates' wife Xanthippe ever hear his dialogues on beauty and truth? How many women read the histories of Herodotus and Thucydides? When pagan goddesses were as powerful as gods, why was the status of women so low? Why, in traditional histories, is half the population effectively invisible? This...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780709154013
ISBN-10: 0709154011
Publication Date: 3/11/1976
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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