Greek and Roman men thought of the role that
women played in men’s lives.Martin, Thomas R.,Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to
Hellenistic Times, Yale University Press, 1996.
This book is a compact, easy-to-understand
social and cultural history that is designed for
the nonacademic reader.
Neils, Jenifer, et al.,Coming of Age in Ancient Greece:
Images of Childhood from the Classical Past, Yale Uni-
versity Press, 2003.
This text offers some nice comparisons between
childhood in the Greek world and childhood
today. The book examines religious and educa-
tional life as well as coming-of-age rituals.Fragment 2