Defined by the men in their lives, women in ancient Rome were valued mainly as wives and mothers. Although some were allowed more freedom than others, there was always a limit, even for the ...

New discoveries are overturning the assumptions that used to be made about a woman’s place in society, writes Emily Hauser ...

Other women, attract attention for their flagrant sexual excesses. One ancient writer describes Julia, Augustus’ only daughter, entertaining her lovers in public in the Roman forum. While ...

Titled “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture ... power and influence held by many women of elite Roman families.” The ...