The arrephoroi, for example, were young acolytes who had various ritual tasks, among them weaving the peplos ... in the formerly hidden lives of ancient Greek women. What is being revealed ...

Ancient Athens was a vibrant and dynamic society, famous for producing great works of art, philosophy, and culture.

Trauma Plot by Jamie Hood and Notes on Surviving the Fire by Christine Murphy explore how women process and forge new senses ...

However, despite laws and social norms that severely limited women’s autonomy, “Kyladitisses” shows that they still found ways to be influential in ancient Greek society. The idea that women ...

New study claims Ancient Greek and Roman statues were perfumed ... a statue of Artemis in the city of Segesta. He writes that women “anointed her with precious unguents,” “crowned ...

A new book tells the history of the ancient world through women. Here author Daisy Dunn explores what they had to say about their own sexuality – flying in the face of misogynist male stereotypes.

You're coming in as a relative stranger." Researchers know that women joined their husbands' communities by examining the ancient DNA of groups that were buried together from the Neolithic Period ...