Lives of Roman Christian Women
β Scribed by Carolinne White
- Publisher
- Penguin Group USA, Inc.
- Year
- 2009;2010
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 546 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
A look at the lives of women in antiquity
Using letters from 203 to 420 AD as well as Greek and Latin autobiographical and biographical accounts, this essential volume explores the daily existence of women in ancient times.
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