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    Women In Hellas (54 posts)
    Historical Thread 1 Featured April 14 , 2005

    A discussion of women in the classical world of Hellas. ...
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    Author: * Drusus Claudius - 1 Post on this thread out of 441 Posts sitewide.
    Date: Apr 14, 2005 - 08:27

    Mary Renaultīs Last of the Wine has a description of an infanticide, which is at the same time beautiful and well reflects the Greek attitudes towards it.

    Dravidia, I donīt believe the mother had any part in deciding whether the child lived or not. It was the father who decided.


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