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The Roles Of Patrician And Plebeian Women In Their Religion In The Republic Of Rome., Lesa A. Young
The Roles Of Patrician And Plebeian Women In Their Religion In The Republic Of Rome., Lesa A. Young
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This paper looks at the roles of patrician and plebeian Roman women in their religion. It investigates the topic during the period of the Republic (509-30 BCE) and pulls the information together in a concise manner.
The primary sources used were narrative histories and literature from the late Republic, as well as from the Imperial period up through the second century, that reflect the opinions of the Imperial period. The secondary sources precipitated further research into primary sources and comparisons of these studies.
It was found that women played private and secondary roles in their religion. Due to changes in …