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 July, 2010
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Introduction
Dowry
and Bride Price in the Ancient World
Women
in Ancient Egypt
Women
in Ancient Rome
Women in Ancient
Greece
Women
in Ancient Israel
Women in Babylonia under the Hammurabi Law Code
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Home Page
The Amarna Experiment
Teachers'
Guide to The Amarna Experiment
Introduction
Dowry
and Bride Price
Women
in Ancient Egypt
The Egyptian
Economy: the cashless society and women's place in it
Feminine
Titles in Ancient Egypt
Marriage
in Ancient Egypt
Medicine
in Ancient Egypt
Mistress
of the House
Pregnancy
and Childbirth
Women and
Literacy in Ancient Egypt
Royal
Women in Ancient Egypt
Brother-Sister
Marriage in Ancient Egypt
Cleopatra
God's
Wife of Amun
Harem---The
Women's Residence
Hatshepsut---The
Female Horus
Nefertari---Great Wife and Favorite of Ramesses II
Nefertiti---Partner
in Akhenaten's Religious Revolution
Did
Nefertiti Share Akhenaten's Throne?
Women
Who Reigned As Pharaoh
Women's
Clothing and Fashion in Ancient Egypt
Women,
Religion and Piety in Ancient Egypt
Human
Nature in Life and in Death
Women
and Temple Service in Ancient Egypt
God's
Wife of Amun
Women
in Greek and Roman Egypt
Women
in Ancient Rome
The
Augustan Reformation
Bacchanalia
Divorce
Dowry
Fashion
Housing
Intrigue
and the Emperor's Women
Julia,
Daughter of Augustus
Justinian's
Law as it Applied to Women and Families
Marriage
Patria
Potestas
Vestal
Virgins
Women
and Slavery in Ancient Rome
Women in Ancient
Greece
What
Athenian Men Said About Women
Marriage
in Ancient Athens
How Secluded Were
Athenian Women
Women
And Money In Ancient Athens
Women
And Religion In Athens
Prostitutes
And Hetaerae In Ancient Athens
Motherhood
In Ancient Athens
Women’s
Health In Ancient Greece
Women In Sparta
Women
in Israel
Women
and the Law in Ancient Israel
Ruth,
Naomi and the Levirate Marriage
Daily
Life in Ancient Israel
Women in
Babylonia Under the Hammurabi Law Code
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