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- Title
The Rise of Women in Ancient Greece.
- Authors
Scott, Michael
- Abstract
The article focuses on the history of women and women's roles in ancient Greece during the fourth century BC. The author argues that the losses suffered by the city-state of Athens as a result of the Peloponnesian War had a longterm impact on women's roles, education, and status. Some of the historical information considered includes women characters in the plays of comic playwright Aristophanes, especially "Women in the Assembly (Ecclesiazusae);" the writings on curse tablets uncovered at the archaeological excavation at Dodona, Greece; and accounts of the 4th century women of Sparta, known for their athletic ability and patriotism.
- Subjects
GREECE; WOMEN'S history; SOCIAL conditions of women; GREEK civilization to 146 B.C.; WOMEN in literature; BLESSING &; cursing; WOMEN'S roles; PELOPONNESIAN War, 431-404 B.C.; SPARTAN &; Theban Supremacies, Greece, 404-362 B.C.
- Publication
History Today, 2009, Vol 59, Issue 11, p34
- ISSN
0018-2753
- Publication type
Article