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. ... In front of the United States Supreme Court building sits justice, portrayed as a Greco-Roman female goddess. ...
The effect of the invasion of the Dorians remained under question as it is claimed by some scholars that they only took advantage to occupy the larger region of the Mycenae after the Mycenaeans had been weakened rather than giving an on front attack to a strong standing Mycenaean empire. ...
Cheryl Glenn, a professor at Oregon State University explains, "for the past 2500 years in Western culture, the ideal women has been disciplined by cultural codes that require a closed mouth (silence), a closed body (chastity), and an enclosed life (domestic confinement)".1 In Athenian society women could easily fit into this described mold. ...
Cheryl Glenn, a professor at Oregon State University explains, "for the past 2500 years in Western culture, the ideal women has been disciplined by cultural codes that require a closed mouth (silence), a closed body (chastity), and an enclosed life (domestic confinement)".1 In Athenian society women could easily fit into this described mold. ...
