Women in the Classical World

  • Women in the Classical World: Image and Text
    By Sarah B. Pomeroy, Elaine Fantham, Helene Peet Foley

    The first book on classical women to give equal weight to written texts and artistic representations, it brings together a great wealth of materials--poetry, vase painting, legislation, medical treatises, architecture, religious and ...

  • Women in the Classical World: Image and Text
    By Sarah B. Pomeroy, Elaine Fantham, Helene Peet Foley

    The first book on classical women to give equal weight to written texts and artistic representations, it brings together a great wealth of materials--poetry, vase painting, legislation, medical treatises, architecture, religious and ...

  • WOMEN IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD: A History
    By Barbara A. Olsen

    The book begins with a timeline charting the most important events in the history of Greek and Roman women, as well as a narrative history that explores the experiences, struggles, and achievements of women in the ancient world.

  • Women in the Classical World: Critical Concepts in Classical Studies
    By Sheila Dillon, Sharon L. James

    The articles collected here are interdisciplinary, bringing into conversation the full range of evidence for women in the classical world: historical, literary, legal, medical, inscriptional, mythic, artistic (e.g., sculpture, frescoes, ...

  • Women in the Classical World: Women in private life
    By Sheila Dillon, Sharon L. James

    Women in the Classical World: Women in private life

  • Women in the Classical World: Image and Text
    By Elaine Fantham

    Bits of information about women are scattered throughout the fragmented mosaic of ancient history. The vivid poetry of Sappho survived antiquity on remnants of damaged papyrus, riddled with gaps. The...