Women in Ancient Greece

About this book

The study of women in the ancient Mediterranean world is a topic of growing interest among classicists and ancient historians, as well as students of history, sociology, and women's studies. This volume is an essential resource, supplying a compilation of source material in translation, with suggestions for further reading, a general bibliography, and an index of ancient authors and works. Texts come from literary, rhetorical, philosophical, and legal sources, as well as papyri and inscriptions, and each text is placed into the cultural mosaic to which it belongs. Ranging geographically from the Greek mainland and the communities along the eastern shores of the Mediterranean to Egypt and the Greek West (modern-day southern Italy and Sicily), the volume follows a clear chronological structure. Beginning in the eighth century BCE, the coverage continues through Archaic and Classical Athens, concluding with the Hellenistic era.