Prostitutes and Matrons in the Roman World

From streetwalkers in the Roman Forum to imperial concubines, Roman prostitutes defined what it meant to be a 'bad girl'.

About the author

Anise K. Strong, winner of the Women's Classical Caucus Award for best presentation in classical gender studies, received her B.A. from Yale University, Connecticut and her M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Columbia University, New York before beginning her professional career at Northwestern University, Illinois, Stanford University, California, and Western Michigan University. She is an Assistant Professor at Western Michigan University and is also a consultant for various television series in their depictions of antiquity.

Summary

Revealing a more complex range of life choices and sexual activity open to Roman women beyond the traditional binary depiction as either wives or prostitutes, this book will be of interest to Roman historians, gender and sexuality scholars, feminist theorists, and those interested in the evolution of social stereotypes.

Product details

• Authors: Anise K. (Western Michigan University) Strong, Anise K. Strong, Strong Anise K.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.01.2019
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
• EAN: 9781316602645
• ISBN: 978-1-316-60264-5
• Pages: 314
• Subjects: HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Women, Ancient World, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Gender studies: women, Archaeology by period / region, Gender studies: women and girls, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology