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Highlights

  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
  • New Modern Sexism Scale

epigrams

literary analysis of Hellenistic epigrams

Philodemos shows diversity and inclusion in love for women

The eminent, robust ancient poet-philosopher Philodemos ardently supported diversity and inclusion in love for women, not hate for anyone. … Read the post Philodemos shows diversity and inclusion in love for women

truthful, ancient rule of the phallus: penetration provides pleasure

Common-sense understanding of penis, penetration, and pleasure has a relatively weak literary-figurative position. Thus the fallacious reign of phallus. … Read the post truthful, ancient rule of the phallus: penetration provides pleasure

ancient Greek epitaphs: Herais & Sozomene for their husbands

Ancient Greek epitaphs preserving words of Herais and Sozemene for their husbands show the long history of women’s love for men. … Read the post ancient Greek epitaphs: Herais & Sozomene for their husbands

Roman epitaph to Julia Galbina

Roman epitaph from the 2nd century: “To the sacred memory of Julia Galbina; she lived 45 years. Gnaeus Haius Iustus, to his most devoted wife.” … Read the post Roman epitaph to Julia Galbina

gods and physicians in ancient Greek inscriptions and epigrams

In the ancient Greco-Roman world, gods and physicians prompted hope and ridicule from healing inscriptions in Asclepeia to highly literary epigrams. … Read the post gods and physicians in ancient Greek inscriptions and epigrams

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