Woman: Her Position and Influence in Ancient Greece and Rome, and Among the Early Christians (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Woman: Her Position and Influence in Ancient Greece and Rome, and Among the Early ChristiansThe first three books of this work and a part of the fourth are a reprint of the following five articles from the Contemporary Review, and of a portion of the sixth, with the kind consent of the Editor.1. The Position and Influence of Women in Ancient Greece. - Contemporary Review, July, 1878.2. The Position and Influence of Women in Ancient Athens. - Contemporary Review March, 1879.3. The Position of Women in Ancient Rome. - Contemporary Review May, 1888.4. The Position of Women in Ancient Rome. - Contemporary Review October, 1888.5. The Position of Women among the Early Christians. - Contemporary Review September, 1889.6. The Characters of Plautus. - Contemporary Review, November, 1877.All the articles have been carefully revised and various additions have been inserted in them. The fourth book contains discussions of some important questions bearing on the subject of the work, which are printed for the first time.I am indebted to Mr. John Randall for the preparation of the Index.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.