Gender and public image in imperial Rome
Ancient Roman society was heavily visual; the physical act of seeing and the physical state of being watched informed how a Roman citizen navigated, consumed, and contributed to Roman culture.
Coming of age in Rome: the history and social significance of assuming the toga virilis
It is the purpose of this thesis, therefore, to collect and analyze evidence for the assumption of the toga virilis in an effort to determine its importance in Greco-Roman society both within the context of Roman family life and from the broader perspective of the cornmunity as a whole.
Greco-Roman sex ratios and femicide in comparative perspective
Is it possible to demonstrate that ancient Greeks or Romans disposed of newborn daughters in ways that skewed sex ratios in favor of males?
Population and demography
This paper provides a general overview of Greco-Roman population history.
Sex and empire: a Darwinian perspective
This paper draws on evolutionary psychology to elucidate ultimate causation in imperial state formation and predatory exploitation in antiquity and beyond. Differential access to the means of reproduction is shown to have been a key feature of early imperial systems.
Making Space for Bicultural Identity: Herodes Atticus Commemorates Regilla
Herodes and Regilla built a number of installations during their marriage, some of which represented their union in spatial terms. After Regilla died, Herodes reconfigured two of these structures, altering their meanings with inscriptions to represent the marriage retrospectively. This paper considers the implications of these commemorative installations for Herodes’ sense of cultural identity.
WHAT COULD MARCUS AURELIUS FEEL FOR FRONTO?
n a provocative booklet, Amy Richlin, a distinguished scholar in the field of ancient sexuality, has used these letters to prove that the relationship between Marcus Aurelius and Fronto was in fact a fully sexual, physically erotic relationship.
Women in Ancient Greece: a Political and Artistic Approach
If we consider the Greek civilisation from a strictly political angle, that is to say, looking at civil rights, or public activities inside well-established institutions, it is clear that the definition of women’s roles is very poor, even non-existent.