tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12283119.post2287432290160846383..comments2024-03-08T12:19:01.827+02:00Comments on Fascinating History: Misogyny in Ancient Rome a.k.a. The plight of being a clever woman in RomeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12283119.post-15656703055758494122012-11-30T06:52:46.419+02:002012-11-30T06:52:46.419+02:00Juvenal was clearly Juvenile. After the Romans (a....Juvenal was clearly Juvenile. After the Romans (a.d), came the Christian fathers, who either disliked or were scared of women. Thus we have the misogynist nonsense about Eve, the first Woman, being responsible for the Fall, and evil in the world. All this is related to Male fear of ultimate fempower: bearing and delivering New Life. Scary! We fellas cant do it./ Male, New Zealand.Alan Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920985402002810044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12283119.post-37751431274416763812008-11-20T20:32:00.000+02:002008-11-20T20:32:00.000+02:00A very interesting passage, indeed. Clearly, power...A very interesting passage, indeed. Clearly, powerful men who win brides by wealth instead of wit fear to be upstaged in many societies.<BR/><BR/>It would be interesting to compare this with the role of the courtesans who were groomed to provide companionship rather than heirs. I know that in Ancient China, Greece and Babylon courtesans were expected to be well educated (suggesting these societies an alternative concept of the ideal female).Hrimpurstalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935491454565961767noreply@blogger.com