Rape in Antiquity: Sexual Violence in the Greek and Roman Worlds by Susan Deacy, Karen F. Pierce

Rape in Antiquity: Sexual Violence in the Greek and Roman Worlds

Susan Deacy, Karen F. Pierce

274 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction essays history sociology true crime challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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This collection of 12 original essays provides an overview of how Greeks and Romans perceived the phenomenon of rape. Using the numerous references to rape in Greek legal speeches, comedy, tragedy, visual art and myth, the authors assess the degre...

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