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This volume offers a compelling introduction to over thousand years of women's history in Greek and Roman times. The spectrum of topics ranges from the childhood and education of girls in antiquity, to the position of women as wives and citizens, as hetaera and priestesses, to their role as rulers and martyrs.

The author describes on the one hand, how contemporaries thought about the position of women, on the other hand, where women actually found their place at home, in society, economy, religion, philosophy and also in politics. Using numerous individual examples from myth and history - such as Penelope, Sappho, Medea, Messalina and Theodora - their presentation is always contrasted with concrete life storie. The result is a lively, multifaceted book.

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