Women in the Athenian Agora (Agora Picture Book)
Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athen
Published: September 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780876616444
Subjects: Classical Greek & Roman archaeology; Prehistoric archaeology; Women's studies; Women - Ancient History; Ancient Greece - History; History; History - General History; History: World; Ancient Greece; Women's Studies - General; Ancient - Greece; Athens; Excavations (Archaeology); Greece; Social conditions; Women; Women archaeologists
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."--Publisher's Web site.