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Seclusion, Separation, and the Status of Women in Classical Athens

Cohen, David·1989·Greece and Rome

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It is a commonplace of contemporary classical scholarship that in the classical period the political and social status of Athenian women was deplorably low. Relegated to the ranks of slaves and children, scholars suggest that they were even much worse off than the women of earlier and later periods of Greek history. This paper proposes not to challenge this global judgement as a whole, but simply to focus upon one aspect of women's lives which has played an important role in such scholarly discussions.

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Authors: Cohen, D.
Corresponding author: Cohen, David
Venue: Greece and Rome
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published: 1989-04
Volume: 36
Issue: 1
Pages: 3-15
ISSN: 0017-3835 (ISSN-L)
1477-4550
DOI: 10.1017/s0017383500029284
OpenAlex: W2020021023
Cited by: 100
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Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Classics › Classical Antiquity Studies
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Classical Philosophy and Thought
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
Keywords: Athenian women, women's status, seclusion, separation, classical Athens, gender and social status, women's lives, women in ancient Greece

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