We do know a little, however. Unlike society in ancient Egypt, Rome did not regard women as equal to men before the law. They received only a basic education, if any at all, and were subject to ...

Researchers found the remains of the ascetic individual bound in chains. Small metal plates and a tiny cross were found near ...

Unfortunately, She Was a Nymphomaniac: A New History of Rome’s Imperial Women Smith has spent her career fighting such attitudes. Her 1989 book Misogynies, a collection of essays on the history ...

As was common in Roman society, while men had the formal power, women exerted influence behind the scenes. It was accepted that the materfamilias was in charge of managing the household.

ROME (AP) — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her ...

Much remains mysterious about society in Iron Age Britain ... and not like good Roman women?” Cassidy said. “Julius Caesar wasn’t a trained anthropologist, and how much you can trust ...

Scientists have found evidence of a matrilineal society ... Roman writers who visited Britain and recounted their experiences for readers back home about Celtic societies emphasized that their ...

BETTANY HUGHES: Close on 2,000 years ago, the Romans arrived in Britain, bringing with them new food, fashions, and lifestyles which the richer women living in Roman Britain were able to enjoy.

Members of the Vatican’s Second Commission on Women and the Diaconate are due to meet in Rome next week to consider the submissions of Synod members on this topic. The Tablet understands that ...

Women in Roman Britain. videoWomen in Roman Britain ... and celebrating the rich contribution of the black community to the culture, society and economy of the UK.