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Chapter 15 - Women in Imperial Antioch

from Part III - The People of Antioch

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2024

By
Marilena Casella
Edited by
Andrea U. De Giorgi
Andrea U. De Giorgi
Affiliation:
Florida State University
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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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AntiochWomenLibaniusChristianity
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Antioch on the Orontes
History, Society, Ecology, and Visual Culture
 , pp. 247 - 260
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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