Hidden women of history: Neaera, the Athenian child slave raised to be a courtesan
- Written by Marguerite Johnson, Professor of Classics, University of Newcastle
Gustave Boulanger, The Slave Market, 1886.Wikimedia Commons
In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages.
The ancient worlds of Greece and Rome have perhaps never been as popular as they presently are. There are numerous television series and one-off documentaries covering both “big picture” perspectives and...
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