Her legacy became anything but silent and she appears in multiple historical works by Plato, Xenophon, Cicero, Athenaeus, and Plutarch.4 It is clear she had an immense impact on her male counterparts, perhaps the most over her live-in lover Pericles. ... Xenophon cites Socrates in the Symposium as saying, "that the female nature is not naturally inferior to the male, except perhaps she lacks wisdom and physical strength," and that it's the "duty of the husband to teach their young wives to be good companions, so they might be able to engage in dialogue.... " and his re...

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Her legacy became anything but silent and she appears in multiple historical works by Plato, Xenophon, Cicero, Athenaeus, and Plutarch.4 It is clear she had an immense impact on her male counterparts, perhaps the most over her live-in lover Pericles. ... Xenophon cites Socrates in the Symposium as saying, "that the female nature is not naturally inferior to the male, except perhaps she lacks wisdom and physical strength," and that it's the "duty of the husband to teach their young wives to be good companions, so they might be able to engage in dialogue.... " and his re...

• Word Count: 2630
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography

As ancient Greek history has played such a pivotal role in subsequent cultures throughout time, that to learn about women in this society enhances our understanding of western civilization. Ancient Greece was not a united nation, but a collection of individual sovereign communities with a common language, and similar religious rituals and beliefs. Communication was difficult due to the numerous islands and mountainous terrain that bisected the communities of people. Democracy, classical art and architecture, philosophy, and drama all can trace their lineage to ancient Greece. Antique vases and...

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• Grade Level: High School