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Aspasia of Miletus: The Woman Who Shaped Athens
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the life and legacy of Aspasia of Miletus, the brilliant foreign woman who became the partner of Pericles and one of the most influential—and controversial—figures in Classical Athens. We examine her role as a teacher of rhetoric, her portrayal in comedy as a courtesan and political manipulator, and the serious intellectual respect she commanded from figures like Socrates and Antisthenes. The conversation draws on sources from Plutarch and Athenaeus to modern scholarship, and considers what Aspasia's story reveals about gender, power, and…
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