027: Hellenistic Women - Daily Life & Roles

The first of a two-part topic regarding Women in the Hellenistic Age. Discussions on the perils of childbirth, female poets and scholars, and more raunchy elements like Herodas' mimes help us better understand the way these women lived and died in a new cosmopolitan world. Title Theme: Seikilos Epitapth with the Lyre of Apollo, played by Lina Palera (https://soundcloud.com/user-994392473) Links Website/Show Notes: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2019/06/19/027-hellenistic-women-daily-life-and-roles/) Twitter: (https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod) Facebook: (https://www.facebook.com/hellenisticagepodcast/) Email: hellenisticagepodcast@gmail.com