Defined by the men in their lives, women in ancient Rome were valued mainly as wives and mothers. Although some were allowed more freedom than others, there was always a limit, even for the ...

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried ... is dressed in the quintessentially Roman toga that instantly identifies him as a proud male citizen of Rome. The status quo in ...

Other women, attract attention for their flagrant sexual excesses. One ancient writer describes Julia, Augustus’ only daughter, entertaining her lovers in public in the Roman forum. While ...