However, despite laws and social norms that severely limited women’s autonomy, “Kyladitisses” shows that they still found ways to be influential in ancient Greek society. The idea that women ...

Most research on women in Ancient Greece and Rome concentrate on urban domestic life where there were no references to women ...

Suntans weren't cool in ancient Greece, so women put white lead on their face to make their skin pale. White lead is poisonous, so it did more harm than good. We know the Greeks liked jewellery ...