Women in antiquity
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The purpose of this article is to reflect on women from the ancient society and their studies, especially from Britannia. This work is made up of Romans and Britons women, who composed different costumes, which interspersed, which lived... more
The book, Boudica: warrior woman of Roman Britain, by Caitlin C. Gillespie, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at Brandeis University, is part of a series that provided compact and accessible introductions to... more
In order to understand Circe, it is necessary to interpret the symbolism of the characters and contexts in the episodes where she is mentioned. We need to compare Circe not just with oth- er characters in the poem, but with characters... more
The Villa Romana del Casale is a 4th century luxury Roman villa located outside the town of Piazza Armerina in Sicily. The villa is justifiably famous for its impressive assemblage of mosaics, stretching over 3,500 square meters; these... more
Chapter Seven in
A Concise Companion to Confucius
Paul R. Goldin (Editor)
ISBN: 978-1-118-78387-0
Nov 2017
A Concise Companion to Confucius
Paul R. Goldin (Editor)
ISBN: 978-1-118-78387-0
Nov 2017
La existencia de un tratado dedicado a cantar las hazañas de las mujeres en un mundo como el griego, que había crecido escuchando las gloriosas gestas de los hombres transmitidas por Homero, puede resultar llamativo. Sin embargo, lo... more
Dans une perspective toute à la fois poétique, rhétorique et juridique, ainsi que générique et intertextuelle, cette étude propose une réflexion sur la mémoire et la parole de l’héroïne ovidienne. Une lettre simple (Médée, Héroïde XII) et... more
This article brings together evidence of the activities of female household members, especially of the domina, in order to locate their actions and movements within the domus and to question the existence of separate women’s rooms or... more
This work was intended to study the character of Boudica, a Briton Queen from the Iceni tribe, who led an army against the Roman Empire during the first century before Christ. Boudica is currently held as a polyvalent symbol to the... more
differing visions of the nation state. Moreover, as Sangster points out, ‘the path to the ballot box included gains and losses, inclusions and exclusions, depending on where women were situated within the nation’ (p. 3). The fragmented... more
This paper aims to reassess the role of sister- and siblinghood in the fragmentary 'Tereus' of Sophocles, a play unusual in its dramatization of a close and collaborative relationship between two sisters. The plot hinges on their... more
This article examines children's cognomina in the inscriptions of Roman Hispania that are derived from the name of the mother. Seven naming patterns are identified and documented with epigraphic examples. These include names that are... more
Vortrag am Kurpfälzischen Museum Heidelberg im Rahmen des Begleitprogramms der Ausstellung "Frauenkörper", 4. November 2021
This work aims to highlight the existence of a woman from Antiquity, called Agrippina the Elder, and to raise a criticism of androcentrism of that time, in the face of her attitudes. To this end, in this paper, there is a demonstration of... more
Filha de Ptolomeu I e Berenice I, Arsínoe II Filadelfo (317-270 AEC) foi uma princesa macedônica, nascida no Egito, no século III, que teria se destacado exercendo funções políticas. Arsínoe teria se casado consecutivamente com Lisímaco,... more
Breve estudio sobre una botella cerámica de producción africana procedente de los niveles tardoantoninos de la domus de la Fortuna de Carthago Nova (Cartagena). La pieza reproduce un motivo iconográfico bien conocido en época... more
Perfumed oils were used widely in the Roman world. These goods were at first an aristocratic item, but this situation changed at the end of Late Roman Republic age, when a more wide spread trade began. The Saeculum Augustum led to a... more
O objetivo deste trabalho é destacar a personagem Fúlvia, uma mulher da República de Roma, que foi casada com Marco Antônio, e que muitas vezes foi esquecida. Ela liderou tropas e teve força para administrar os negócios de seu marido,... more
La exhibición de los pechos por la madre ante el hijo que no escucha, apelando a la autoridad materna o a la súplica, se puede hallar, también en la Edad Media, en diversos contextos, fundamentalmente en representaciones del Juicio Final... more
ABSTRACT: This lecture covers a wide range of topics regarding Old Kingdom Egyptian society and other aspects. It discusses and addresses what features distinguish the king, queen, nobility, officials, and peasants (i.e.,... more
These are the academic papers written by Magda El-Nowieemy, (Alexandria University) in both Arabic and English, published in Egypt and outside.
This article explores the tactile poetics of the Aeneid and their potential for feminist readings of the poem. From Amata to Dido and Venus, tactility is connected to volatile feminine bodies and irrational, pathologized emotions. At the... more
ITALIANO Dopo una breve introduzione riguardante le caratteristiche principali della filosofia pitagorica femminile e degli scritti pervenutici (fonti antiche e moderne), questo lavoro si propone di mettere in luce il frammento di un... more
The proposal of this article is to reflect on woman in the ancient society, especially from Britannia, during the arrival and presence of the Roman Empire in the province. This was not a homogeneous group. In fact, for both people, who... more
The OUP series Women in Antiquity, which Watts' book is a part of, aims to provide " compact and accessible introductions " to the life and times its various individul subjects. Watts has accomplished this aim well with his new book. In... more