This thorough and provocative account is an ideal resource book for students following courses in classical studies and classical civilisation.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Part I. Greece: 1. The status of women; 2. Daughters; 3. Wives; 4. Mothers; 5. Nurses; 6. Slaves; 7. Public life; 8. Employment; 9. Entertainment; 10. Religion; 11. Women in Sparta; 12. Image and reality; 13. Homer; 14. Drama; 15. Vase painting; Part II. Rome: 16. Introduction; 17. Daughters; 18. Wives; 19. Mothers; 20. Lovers, prostitutes and concubines; 21. Imperial wives, mothers and daughters; 22. Religion; 23. Mystery religions and foreign cults; 24. Exploitation; 25. Image and reality; 26. Plautus; 27. Catullus; 28. Virgil; 29. Women in art.

Reviews

"...the book could help secondary schools incorporate gender considerations into the study of antiquity. It might even initiate some interesting then-and-now discussions." Fred Mench, Classical World