Women in Ancient Rome

Paul Chrystal

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Amberley Publishing
11 December 2014

History; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Social & cultural history; Gender studies: women

Series: Women in ...

The history of women in ancient Rome is fascinating and exhilarating. It gives a unique insight into one of the world's most dynamic, successful super-power civilisations and, at the same time, illuminates any number of admirable, exciting, evil, slatternly and dangerous women fighting to be heard and seen against insurmountable odds in a world run by men for men. 'Silent' is a word that is sometimes used to describe these women, because of the paucity of first-hand evidence from women for their lives; 'silent' can also be used to describe how the typical Roman male liked his women. Some women though broke that silence and forged an identity of their own in a largely suspicious, paranoid, patronising, critical world. It is those women whom we meet in this intriguing book. Paul Chrystal examines aspects of the Roman woman's lifestyle: her evolving role in the family; the assertive, brave, pernicious and outrageous women in the public arena; we learn about women's education and of artistic, cultured women; we meet women soothsayers, witches and ghosts; we examine the role of women in religion and in the mystery cults; women as health professionals; women's medicine; women's sexuality; women as mistress, prostitute and pimp.

By: Paul Chrystal
Imprint: Amberley Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 124mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 233g
ISBN: 9781445643762
ISBN 10: 1445643766
Series: Women in ...
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 11 December 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Chrystal was educated at the Universities of Hull and Southampton where he took degrees in Classics and wrote his MPhil thesis on attitudes to women in Roman love poetry. He appears regularly on BBC local radio the World Service. He is the author of over fifty books on a wide range of subjects, including histories of northern places, social histories of tea and of chocolate, a history of confectionery in Yorkshire and various aspects of classical literature and Roman history.

Reviews for Women in Ancient Rome

'Chrystal combs through ancient literature, and archaeological evidence, to throw light on the lives of ordinary women.' * The Good Book Guide * 'This is an impressive piece of work, not least because of the wealth of evidence and the number of references to ancient sources.' * Dr Stanley Ireland, University of Warwick *