LATN 350: Seminar in Latin Literature: The (Mostly) Latin Epigram (HC)

Presents an interdisciplinary, methodologically-based collection of newly-commissioned essays from prominent scholars on the study of women in the ancient world. Thematically arranged to emphasize the importance of historical themes of continuity, development, and innovation Reconsiders much of the well-known evidence and preconceived notions relating to women in antiquity Includes contributions from many of the most prominent scholars associated with the study of women in antiquity. Also available as an ebook.

This collection of papers on Roman women follows an earlier catalog and sourcebook, I Claudia, organized by the Yale University Art Gallery. Use both for in-depth views of women's activities and representations in art.

This sourcebook includes selections of Roman original sources in translation ranging from the Etruscan period through Republican and Imperial Rome to the late Empire and the coming of Christianity. From goddesses to mortal women, empresses to those enslaved and prostitutes, the volume brings many perspectives to the study of Roman women's lives. Literary sources comprise works by Livy, Catullus, Ovid, Juvenal and many others.