Femininity and the position of Women in Ancient Rome

Abstract

The belief is that no human woman gave birth to the founders of Rome. They were children of she wolf. The characteristics the Romans prided themselves of is quite visible from this. They were proud of their masculinity, war like nature and courage that their nation was built with. But this paper examines the role of women, their relationships and their interactions with men and its results. The interesting findings would prove that it is the very femininity that had empowered them over their male counterparts to such an extent that it was they who initiated many political changes. The examination was made through in-depth analysis of chosen significant occasions. On almost all incidents and their outcomes the males retained their superiority that they so believed in while in actual fact it was the will of women that held the day.