The first comprehensive study of the education of upper-class Roman women, and of their participation in the intellectual life of their times.

Roman cities have rarely been studied from the perspective of women, and studies of Roman women mainly focus on the city of Rome. Studying the civic participati

This book provides an invaluable introduction to the social, economic, and legal status of women in ancient Rome. Daily Life of Women in Ancient Rome is an inva

A rich and accessible selection of Greek and Roman original sources all of which are in translation.

Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural view on authority construction among early modern female intellectuals The complex relation between gender and the represen