Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves

"The first general treatment of women in the ancient world to reflect the critical insights of modern feminism. Though much debated, its position as the basic textbook on women's history in Greece and Rome has hardly been challenged."--Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement. Illustrations.

SARAH B. POMEROY is an American ancient historian, author, translator, and former professor of classics. She is best known for her work on women's history in classical antiquity, and has written over ten books.

Chronological Table

vi

(3)

Preface

ix

(5)

Introduction

xiv

I. Goddesses and Gods

1

(15)

II. Women in the Bronze Age and Homeric Epic

16

(16)

III. The Dark Age and the Archaic Period

32

(25)

IV. Women and the City of Athens

57

(22)

V. Private Life in Classical Athens

79

(14)

VI. Images of Women in the Literature of Classical Athens

93

(27)

VII. Hellenistic Women

120

(29)

VIII. The Roman Matron of the Late Republic and Early Empire

149

(41)

IX. Women of the Roman Lower Classes

190

(15)

X. The Role of Women in the Religion of the Romans

205

(22)

Epilogue: The Elusive Women of Classical Antiquity

227

(4)

Notes

231

(20)

Works Referred To

251

(9)

Supplemental Bibliography

260

(2)

Index

262

Illustrations follow p. 148

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Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves

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