Prisoner of History: Aspasia of Miletus and Her Biographical Tradition

By Madeleine Mary Henry

According to legend, Aspasia of Miletus was a courtesan, the teacher of Socrates, and the political adviser of her lover Pericles. Next to Sappho and Cleopatra, she is the best known woman of the a...

Horace Satire 1.9

By Horace

Menander's courtesans and the Greek comic tradition

By Madeleine Mary Henry

Greek prostitutes in the ancient Mediterranean, 800 BCE-200 CE

By Allison Glazebrook, Madeleine Mary Henry

Greek prostitutes in the ancient Mediterranean 800 BCE 200 CE

By Allison Glazebrook, Madeleine Mary Henry

Prisoner of History

By Madeleine Mary Henry