The experiences of women differed in ancient Athens and Sparta. Largely portrayed as "invisible," evidence reveals a striking ...

The Roles for Women Although later pushed to the side, ... Refers to one of them [with] a word in Greek that we would translate as "deaconess." Even calls one of the women an Apostle.

The Olympic Games of Antiquity were an exclusively male event, and women were prohibited from attending, whether as athletes or spectators; at least the gynaikes (married women), since Pausanias seems ...