Description - Women and Slaves in Greco-Roman Culture by Sandra R. Joshel
Women and Slaves in Classical Culture examines how ancient societies were organized around slave-holding and the subordination of women. It reveals how women and slaves interacted with one another in both the cultural representations and the social realities of the Greco-Roman world. The contributors explore a broad range of evidence including: the mythical constructions of epic and drama the love poems of Ovid the Greek medical writers Augustine's autobiography a haunting account of an unnamed Roman slave the archaeological remains of a slave mining camp near Athens. Shane Butler, The American Academy in Rome, Italy Patricia Clarke, University of Victoria, Canada Joy Connolly, University of Washington, USA Nancy Demand, Indiana Uni
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