How Were Women Treated in Ancient Rome?
Life of the undocumented other half
Every first-hand perspective we have from Ancient Rome comes from the privileged men of the senatorial class. While there are many writers, mainly playwrights, who claim to be from a more humble background, the simple fact that they had time to write as a hobby proves that they were wealthier than most. Along with the poorer peoples of the Roman world, the first-hand perspectives of women are noticeably absent.