Brief History of the Condition of Women: In Various Ages and Nations, Volume 2C. S. Francis, 1845 - 298 pages |
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Page 4
... less scrupulously observed than they would have been under a different system . A fine of one thousand drachmas was imposed upon every woman who appeared in public without cloth- ing ; and the necessity of making such a law does not ...
... less scrupulously observed than they would have been under a different system . A fine of one thousand drachmas was imposed upon every woman who appeared in public without cloth- ing ; and the necessity of making such a law does not ...
Page 6
... less and less rigid . Women , in later times , certainly joined the men in entertain- ments at Aspasia's house , and the remains of an ancient picture leads to the conjecture that at some period they attended the theatres . It is ...
... less and less rigid . Women , in later times , certainly joined the men in entertain- ments at Aspasia's house , and the remains of an ancient picture leads to the conjecture that at some period they attended the theatres . It is ...
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... less violent ; sometimes comparatively gen- tle . Plutarch speaks of one enraged to such a de- gree that the terrified priests ran from her , and she died soon after . The time of consulting the oracle was only one month , in the spring ...
... less violent ; sometimes comparatively gen- tle . Plutarch speaks of one enraged to such a de- gree that the terrified priests ran from her , and she died soon after . The time of consulting the oracle was only one month , in the spring ...
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... less victim of another's vices . Cornelia , the daughter of Scipio Africanus , was courted by a monarch , but preferred being the wife of Sempronius Gracchus , a Roman citizen . After the death of her husband , she took the entire ma ...
... less victim of another's vices . Cornelia , the daughter of Scipio Africanus , was courted by a monarch , but preferred being the wife of Sempronius Gracchus , a Roman citizen . After the death of her husband , she took the entire ma ...
Page 49
... strangers . The Romans treated female captives with shame- less brutality . Queens and princesses were com- pelled to submit to the grossest personal indignities , and were often dragged through the streets chained to the ROMAN WOMEN . 49.
... strangers . The Romans treated female captives with shame- less brutality . Queens and princesses were com- pelled to submit to the grossest personal indignities , and were often dragged through the streets chained to the ROMAN WOMEN . 49.
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