Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman Women
Notable Women from Sappho to Helena (Facts on File Library of World History)
by Marjorie Lightman
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"With a vibrant new perspective on women in the classical world, Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman Women recounts more than 400 of their stories. From pagan Greece in the seventh century B.C.E. to the rise of Christianity in the fourth century C.E. and from all corners of the Greek and Roman worlds - Britain to Egypt, Syria to Mauritania, and everywhere in between - the women included are notable for their own accomplishments as well as for their family ties.
Poets and poisoners, wives and mistresses, businesswomen and slaves, rulers and victims - all are given their due."--BOOK JACKET. "Alphabetically arranged for easy access and complete with a registry that charts each woman's often tangled relationships with others profiled within, Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman Women is essential for those interested in classical history or women's studies."--BOOK JACKET.
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Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman Women: Notable Women from Sappho to Helena (Facts on File Library of World History)
November 1999, Facts on File, Infobase Holdings, Inc.
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0816031126 9780816031122
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With a vibrant new perspective on women in the classical world, Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman Women recounts more than 400 of their life stories. From pagan Greece in the seventh century B.C.E. to the rise of Christianity in the fourth century C.E. and from all corners of the Greek and Roman worlds -- Britain to Egypt, Syria to Mauritania, and everywhere in between -- the women included are notable for their own accomplishments as well as for their family ties. Poets and poisoners, wives and mistresses, businesswomen and slaves, rulers and victims -- all are given their due. The authors have teased their surprisingly detailed biographies from a myriad of ancient original and secondary sources to bring these women, relegated to the sidelines in so many traditional accounts, to brilliant and multidimensional life. - Back cover.
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