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Pederasty or Prostitution

The concept of pederasty in ancient Greece was riddled with cultural nuances of mentorship of education in all fields, that was unreliable due to functioning greatly on the part of sexual desire and would commonly be used to deteriorate the … Continue reading

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Who Run The World? (Not Girls, Apparently)

Through Aeschines’ words in his prosecution against Timarchus, one can gather a lot about the status and roles of women in Athenian society at this time. First of all, the whole purpose of Aeschines’ speech is to disenfranchise Timarchus and … Continue reading

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