This is an unrivalled collection of source material
on women in the ancient Greek world including literary,
rhetorical, philosophical and legal sources, and papyri
and inscriptions. The study of women in the ancient
Mediterranean world is a topic of growing interest among
classicists and ancient historians, and also students of
history, sociology and women's studies. This volume is
an essential resource supplying a compilation of source
material in translation, with contextual commentaries, a
glossary of key terms and an annotated bibliography.
Texts come from literary, rhetorical, philosophical and
legal sources, as well as papyri and inscriptions, and
each text will be placed into the cultural mosaic to
which it belongs. Ranging geographically from the
ancient Near East through Egypt and Greece to Rome and
its wider empire, the volume follows a clear
chronological structure. Beginning in the eighth century
BCE the coverage continues through archaic and Classical
Athens, Etruscan Italy and the Roman Republic,
concluding with the late Roman Empire and the advent of
Christianity. The Continuum Sources in Ancient History
series presents a definitive collection of source
material in translation, combined with expert contextual
commentary and annotation to provide a comprehensive
survey of each volume's subject. Material is drawn from
literary, as well as epigraphic, legal and religious,
sources. Aimed primarily at undergraduate students, the
series will also be invaluable for researchers, and
faculty devising and teaching courses.
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