This highly acclaimed collection provides a unique look into the public and private lives and legal status of Greek and Roman women of all social classes-from wet nurses, prostitutes, and gladiatrixes to poets, musicians, intellectuals, priestesses, and housewives. The third edition adds new texts to sections throughout the book, vividly describing women's sentiments and circumstances through readings on love, bereavement, and friendship, as well as property rights, breast cancer, female circumcision, and women's roles in ancient religions, including Christianity and pagan cults.
- ISBN10 0801844754
- ISBN13 9780801844751
- Publish Date 1 July 1992
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 August 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition 2nd edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 376
- Language English