In ancient Greece, wealthy men often gathered for decadent banquets called symposia. Not only an occasion for thinking and philosophizing, the symposium was also a place for enjoying women ...

On the west side of the Parthenon, depictions of Greek battles with the female Amazon tribes of the Euro-Asian Steppes help reveal the roles that women played in Ancient Greek society. Dr. Amanda ...

Religious ceremonies were among the few public events where women had roles. Shared religious rites united ancient Greek villages and regions. Worship intially was communal, but as people sought ...

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In Paul's letters he greets women. Calls them co-workers. Refers to one of them [with] a word in Greek that we would ... estimates of how you translate ancient money into modern American dollars ...

Suntans weren't cool in ancient Greece, so women put white lead on their face to make their skin pale. White lead is poisonous, so it did more harm than good. We know the Greeks liked jewellery ...

Natalie Haynes is one of a new group of writers reclaiming women's voices from ancient literature ... who goes from Trojan queen to Greek slave and witnesses the killing of most of her grown ...

The broad focus includes women thinkers in ancient Indian, Chinese, and Arabic philosophy as well as in the Greek and Roman philosophical traditions. The volume will be valuable for a wide range of ...

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