Rape in Antiquity: Sexual Violence in the Greek and Roman Worlds

by Susan Deacy and Karen F. Pierce

Book Overview

This collection of 12 original essays provides an overview of how Greeks and Romans perceived the phenomenon of rape. Using the numerous references to rape in Greek legal speeches, comedy, tragedy, visual art and myth, the authors assess the degree of seriousness with which rape was taken and who was seen as its main victims. They also consider whether the numerous Greek and Roman myths that involve rape reflect real-life behaviour and attitudes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715631470
• ISBN13: 9780715631478
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"