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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

Prudentius

Psychomachia gender-transformed epic into fight for new life

The Psychomachia gender-transformed epic violence of men against men into women fighting women to show the way to birth new life in Christ. … Read the post Psychomachia gender-transformed epic into fight for new life

Marc Angelucci: modern martyr like ancient Saint Vincent

Marc Angelucci, angel of light and men’s human rights activist, was murdered. He’s a martyr like Prudentius’s Saint Vincent. Angelucci, still help guide us! … Read the post Marc Angelucci: modern martyr like ancient Saint Vincent

Propertius & Prudentius show gender allocation of credit and blame

Propertius credited Cynthia for his poetic success. Prudentius blamed Adam alone for the fall. That’s classical gender work in allocating credit & blame. … Read the post Propertius & Prudentius show gender allocation of credit and blame

husbands resisting subordination to their wives: an ongoing challenge

Odysseus killed his son Euryalus because of Penelope’s false claim. Theodulf in Charlemagne’s court rightly warned husbands to resist being subordinate to their wives. … Read the post husbands resisting subordination to their wives: an ongoing challenge

teacher-martyrs defy authority for peace, justice, and truth

Livy (on the teacher of Falerii), Prudentius (on Cassian of Imola), and others recount students killing their teachers. True teachers shouldn’t be martyred. … Read the post teacher-martyrs defy authority for peace, justice, and truth

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