Prisoner of History: Aspasia of Miletus and Her Biographical Tradition by Madeleine M. Henry

Prisoner of History: Aspasia of Miletus and Her Biographical Tradition

Madeleine M. Henry

208 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging medium-paced
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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 ancient Mediterranean. Yet continued uncritical rec...

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