Book contents
- Antioch on the Orontes
- Antioch on the Orontes
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Antioch on the Orontes
- Part I Beginnings
- Part II The Making of a Capital
- Part III The People of Antioch
- Chapter 15 Women in Imperial Antioch
- Chapter 16 The Middle Classes in Fourth-Century CE Antioch
- Chapter 17 Antioch
- Chapter 18 Violence in Antioch
- Chapter 19 Antiochene Riots against Jews in Malalas’s Chronicle
- Chapter 20 Speaking of Jews
- Chapter 21 Antioch and the Political Economy of Empire in the Age of Justinian
- Part IV Religion
- Part V Crises and Resilience
- Index
- Plate Section
- References
Chapter 15 - Women in Imperial Antioch
from Part III - The People of Antioch
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 June 2024
- Antioch on the Orontes
- Antioch on the Orontes
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Antioch on the Orontes
- Part I Beginnings
- Part II The Making of a Capital
- Part III The People of Antioch
- Chapter 15 Women in Imperial Antioch
- Chapter 16 The Middle Classes in Fourth-Century CE Antioch
- Chapter 17 Antioch
- Chapter 18 Violence in Antioch
- Chapter 19 Antiochene Riots against Jews in Malalas’s Chronicle
- Chapter 20 Speaking of Jews
- Chapter 21 Antioch and the Political Economy of Empire in the Age of Justinian
- Part IV Religion
- Part V Crises and Resilience
- Index
- Plate Section
- References
Summary
This chapter explores the lives and experiences of select Antiochene women, as they appear in the rich literary repertoire of Late Antiquity.
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- Antioch on the OrontesHistory, Society, Ecology, and Visual Culture, pp. 247 - 260Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024