CLS 147 - Women in Ancient Rome

Course Units: 1

This course will address the lives of women in ancient Rome. We will examine the themes of labor, dress, family, religion, law, and medicine, among others, in a variety of sources (literary, epigraphic, visual). We will study both the lived realities of Roman women and how the latter were perceived and represented in ancient society. CC: HUM, LCC, JCHF ISP: GSW