Back to Ancient History Sourcebook | Ancient History Sourcebook: The Code of the Assura, c. 1075 BCE Excerpts from the Code of the Assyrians. I.2. If a woman, whether the wife of a man or the daughter of a man, utter vulgarity or indulge in low talk, that woman bears her own sin; against her husband, her sons, or her daughter they shall have no claim. I.7. If a woman bring her hand against a ...

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The purpose of And Adam Knew Eve is to inform as well as hopefully to entertain, by gathering from the biblical text all sexually related stories, concepts, and laws, and presenting them, concisely but with attention to context, in convenient dictionary form. Sexually related material comprises overall such a significant portion of scripture that some knowledge of it is essential both in appreciating the Bible as a whole and in understanding the difference in attitude toward sex to be found between the Old

We have the exhilarating privilege of witnessing a global reappearance of the Divine Feminine. Women will retake their power in the millennium. Amazons wil be in the forefront of this movement.

The Divine Sappho, classic English versions of Sappho, featuring Henry Thornton Wharton's Sappho.

Home People Search Places FLORILEGIUM People and Places in the Ancient World UNDER RENOVATION These five ancient cultures did more than any other country or people to advance the progress of the Western mind and culture. From the Near East came writing, metallurgy, law and even the 60 minute hour. Egypt developed technical skill in construction and art that still today amazes us. Greece, a ...

The Eleusinian Mysteries The Eleusinian Mysteries, held annually in honor of Demeter and Persephone, were the most sacred and revered of all the ritual celebrations of ancient Greece. They were instituted in the city of Eleusis, some twenty-two kilometers west of Athens, possibly as far back as the early Mycenaean period, and continued for almost two thousand years. Large crowds of worshippers ...

A History of Women in Ancient Rome.

WOMEN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD The status, role and daily life of women in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, Athens, Israel and Babylonia By James C. Thompson, B.A., M.Ed. Revised April, 2002 CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING FOR INFORMATION ON THE LIVES OF WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD. THE SITE MAP WILL ENABLE YOU TO GO DIRECTLY TO ANY PAGE. Introduction Dowry and Bride Price in the ...

Analyzing excerpts from cuneiform tablets and artifacts to discover women's status, work and areas where they had some power.

The following article is from a special issue of Helios entitled Rescuing Creusa: New Methodological Approaches to Women in Antiquity, (Helios, New Series 13(2), 1986, pp. 69-84). This article is particular enlightening not only for its detailed discussion of midwives and maternity care, but also because it examines the gap between professional care (the midwifes and doctors) and folk medicine.

BRAVE WOMEN WARRIORS OF GREEK MYTH: AN AMAZON ROSTER IAXS Research Project No. 326 By Julie Ruffell Copyright 1997 held by author 2513 words Author's Note: Although Amazons have spread through many cultures, they originated from Greek myth. Xena also was inspired from the Greek world, so due to that, the following Amazons discussed are only from Greek myth. I also refer to Hercules as ...

Home Site Map Frequently Asked Questions Bibliography Women as Warriors - Celtic and Roman Ancient World Vikings and Saxons Women as Warriors from 3500BC to the 20th Century A woman's grave (circa 300BC) containing a chariot suitable for use in warfare was discovered in Yorkshire in March 2001 (source The Wetwang Chariot Burial) In 21 AD there was some debate as to whether Roman ...

The Roman institution of marriage has been lauded as being the first purely humanistic law of marriage, one that is based on the idea of marriage being a free and freely dissolvable union of two equal partners for life. (Schulz, 1951;103) This is quite a simplistic view, as there were many differing forms of marriage in Rome, from the arranged marriages of the elite to the unions of slaves and ...

Founded A.D. V Id. Ian. MMDCCLVI A.U.C. Hodie: Domina wishes to make you welcome to the Villa, and as you explore, you will become aquainted with the rhythm of daily life in ancient Rome and learn about fashions for men and women, dining and cuisine, and home life. Prev | List | Random | Next Powered by RingSurf! This site is a member of WebRing. To browse visit http://ss.webring.

Agnodice is a figure oft mentioned in the histories of the medical profession; but her story is largely unfamiliar to Classicists. She is credited with achieving a role, that of physician, forbidden to her by law. However, it is highly unlikely that she was an historical figure in third century Athens; instead she belongs to the realm of myth and folk tale. The only source for her tale is ...

Women of Rome Private Lives and Public Personae (full text) | Intro | Excerpts | Entire Paper | | Women's Life in Greece and Rome | Dr. Susan Martin University of Tennessee I. Introduction In the late first century B.C., around the year 5, a Roman man, mourning the death of his wife, had inscribed on stone a lengthy, detailed, and extremely touching, funerary epitaph commemorating her ...

Celtic Women: Myth and Symbol The Celtic people have long been an enigma to the world for their historically independent- thinking minds and for their kind of natural mysticism. The Celts have also been known for their tendency for both their progressivism as evidenced in their early law codes, and for their conservatism as seen in their attachment to native pagan traditions in the face of ...

Enroy Pinnock Women In Antiquity Betsy Halpern/Jennifer Goodall May 6. 1996 Male Authors and Women Most of the literature that has come down to us about the ancient world, came to us from the hands of the male poets. Most of the representations of women are done through these writings and works of these male authors. The men wrote about women in a very negative way, portraying them as the ...