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The Forgotten Women of Ancient Greece
While the Parthenon and its marble columns dominate our mental image of ancient Greece, the stories carved into those stones usually focus on men: generals, philosophers, and politicians. This episode shifts the lens to the women who actually held society together in the classical period, particularly in Athens. We explore how Athenian law confined respectable women like Aspasia of Miletus and the courtesans of Thespiae to the domestic sphere, yet allowed them surprising influence through informal networks and economic independence. We look at the legal realities of the gynaikeion, or…
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