Gender Archive
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Social status of elite women of the new kingdom of ancient Egypt: a comparison of artistic features
Posted on April 4, 2012 | No CommentsThis study concludes that the status of elite women in the New Kingdom was both significantly different and exalted in comparison with the status of their counterparts during earlier dynasties. -
Weavers of Fate: Symbolism in the Costume of Roman Women
Posted on March 11, 2012 | No CommentsWe examined not only artistic representations of Roman clothing, but also actual finds of shoes and woven garments. We consulted passages in classical authors which name or describe clothing or Roman attitudes towards clothing. We learned how wool, cotton, and linen were dyed, where these fibers were produced and what their economic importance for the provinces of the Empire was. -
On the Bravery of Women: The Ancient Amazon and Her Modern Counterparts
Posted on December 27, 2011 | No CommentsThe vision of women armed and marching into battle against male opponents appeared to exert an intriguing influence on the culture that conceived such a myth; in turn, the Amazons continued to be popular through Roman times... -
Dux Femina Facti: Gender and Ethnicity in the Aeneid
Posted on December 27, 2011 | No CommentsThe Aeneid charts not only Aeneas’ physical travels from Troy to Rome, but his emotional and ideological journey as well. To complete his mission, Aeneas must abandon his feminized Trojan identity and victim status to assume the mantle of Roman masculinity. -
Motherhood and Childbirth in Pharaonic Egypt
Posted on December 22, 2011 | No CommentsBarrenness was dreaded. If a woman could not conceive, pleas were made to the deities connected with fertility and childbirth, such as Bes, Taweret, and above all, Hathor. -
Construction of Masculinity in Antiquity and Early Christianity
Posted on August 14, 2011 | No CommentsConstruction of Masculinity in Antiquity and Early Christianity By Moisés Mayordomo Marin Lectio Difficilior, Vol.2 (2006) Introduction: The classic anthropological discourse has largely been dominated by the concept of an essential,... -
Gender, space and warfare in the early plays of Aristophanes
Posted on June 19, 2011 | No CommentsGender, space and warfare in the early plays of Aristophanes Sulprizio, Chiara (University of Southern California) PhD Dissertation, University of Southern California (2007) Abstract This dissertation examines how Aristophanes articulated and... -
MARRIAGE IN THE ROMAN IMPERIAL PERIOD
Posted on April 13, 2011 | No CommentsMARRIAGE IN THE ROMAN IMPERIAL PERIOD Mantas, Konstantinos (Athens) POLIS, 11 (1999) Abstract Study of the philosophical texts produced during the early empire, especially the Stoic ones, suggests that a... -
How, Where and with Whom: The Politics of Sex in Ancient Greece
Posted on April 12, 2011 | No CommentsHow, Where and with Whom:The Politics of Sex in Ancient Greece Scott, Michael Published Online (2004) Abstract A catchy title to pull in the punters and entice them away from... -
Gender and public image in imperial Rome
Posted on April 25, 2010 | No CommentsGender and public image in imperial Rome By Anna McCullough PhD Dissertation, University of St Andrews, 2007 Abstract: Roman gender was often defined and regulated visually – that is, if...