| Women in the Athenian Agora Volume XXVI Edition Contributor(s): Rotroff, Susan I. (Author), Lamberton, Robert D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0876616449 ISBN-13: 9780876616444 Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athen OUR PRICE: $6.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2005 Annotation: Using evidence from the Athenian Agora the authors show how objects discovered during excavations provide a vivid picture of women's lives. The book is structured according to the social roles women played-as owners of property, companions (in and outside of marriage), participants in ritual, craftspeople, producers, and consumers. A final section moves from the ancient world to the modern, discussing the role of women as archaeologists in the early years of the Agora excavations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 305.420 |
| Series: Agora Picture Book |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.5" W x 8" (0.30 lbs) 56 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using evidence from the Athenian Agora, the authors show how objects discovered during excavations provide a vivid picture of women's lives. The book is structured according to the social roles women played; as owners of property, companions (in and outside of marriage), participants in ritual, craftspeople, producers, and consumers. A final section moves from the ancient world to the modern, discussing the role of women as archaeologists in the early years of the Agora excavations. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lamberton, Robert D.: - Robert D. Lamberton is Professor of Classics and Susan I. Rotroff is the Jarvis Thurston and Mona Van Duyn Professor in Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis.Rotroff, Susan I.: - Susan I. Rotroff is the Jarvis Thurston and Mona Van Duyn Professor in the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis. |