Work and wages varied immensely in ancient Greece. Agriculture was the backbone of the economy but work was available in ...

There were also many stories and plays that give us representations of women in ancient Greece. But how many of these texts were ... uphold religious rituals, spin and weave clothing for the family, ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great ...

A new book tells the history of the ancient world through women and what they had to say about their own sexuality – flying in the face of misogynist male stereotypes.