Hawley Richard, Levick Barbara. Women in Antiquity: New Assessments

Routledge, 1995. — 292 p.The study of women in Antiquity has been flourishing for the last twenty years. This survey brings together some of the most influential scholars, e.g Mary Beard, Ken Dowden & Sarah Pomeroy who evaluate the main developments & discuss women's roles in religious ritual & mythology, their representation in medical writings and satire and their roles in state & family across a wide geographical area.