Vivante, Bella.

Daughters of Gaia: women in the ancient Mediterranean world/ Women in the ancient Mediterranean world Bella Vivante. - Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2007. - xxxi, 230 p.: ill., maps; 25 cm. - Praeger series on the ancient world, .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-221) and index.

Ancient Mediterranean civilizations timeline -- Introduction -- Ancient goddesses : the primacy of female divinity -- Sanctifying women's lives : ancient women's rituals -- A woman's life in ancient cultures -- Health and medicine -- From home to market : the economic bases of women's lives -- From matrons to female kings : women who ruled from home and from the throne -- Women and war : symbol, object and warrior -- In her own voice 1 : women's philosophical writings -- In her own voice 2 : women's poetry.

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Women--History
Women--History.--Mediterranean Region
Civilization, Classical.
Women--Social conditions.--Mediterranean Region
Sex role--History.--Mediterranean Region

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