CLA219H1 Lecture : Women In Antiquity Lecture One.docx

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Women in antiquity (lecture one) september 11th 2012. Referring to western culture (area in mediterranean) Epigraphy (inscriptions to indicate virtues held during life) Literature (philosophical, historical, scientific, mythological, poetic, etc) Male view (misogynistic view of women) by male authors. Goddesses in ancient myth role model for women. 750- 500 bc (iliad & odyssey composed model for later literature) Imperial period: rome as a new political power (greece becomes a province in 146 bc) Founded in 753 bc romulus and remus. Political forms change after the death of alexander (3 divisions) Polis sending out people to colonize other states. Rule of alexander the great (356- 323 bc) Red (persians travelling) + yellow (conquered by alexander the great) Ancient rome romulus + remus (military power) Patriarch societies women in charge of oikos household. Misogyny (hating of women) had to be tamed, kept in household. Democracy (people in charge of society) not by a tyrant.

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