/lit/ - Literature

>>3900136
but if it we include biologists we can get Dawkins' and Harris' fans in one foul swoop unless ur chicken

>>3900145
yea, women's roles were pivotal, but a lot of the attitude toward women is still very much "stay in the home." It is true that these attitudes differed from place to place, but I've generally found more sexism among Greeks than Romans. Was the standard tombstone still "she weaved" for Roman women? As far as Egyptians they've just been held up by some feminists as being a free liberated etc society before evil western civilization came in so there's probably bias there but whatever.
it's hard to say one way or another about Spartan women, tho. Beauvoir viewed them as uniquely pro-women, but we have a lot more on their practices than on their attitudes
and a lot of times our information is from people talking about them, often as a mimetic example rather than for history
in that regard I really like stories about Etruscan women, even though they're generally supposed to be negative
http://www.mysteriousetruscans.com/theopompus/index.html
>Etruscan women take particular care of their bodies and exercise often, sometimes along with the men, and sometimes by themselves. It is not a disgrace for them to be seen naked. They do not share their couches with their husbands but with the other men who happen to be present, and they propose toasts to anyone they choose. They are expert drinkers and very attractive.
>tfw no Etruscan gf