Educated women Roman Empire
portrait of literary woman pompeii (ca. 50 ad) literate women ranged cultured aristocrats girls trained calligraphers , scribes. girlfriends addressed in augustan love poetry, although fictional, represent ideal desirable woman should educated, well-versed in arts, , independent frustrating degree. education seems have been standard daughters of senatorial , equestrian orders during empire. highly educated wife asset socially ambitious household, 1 martial regards unnecessary luxury. the woman achieved greatest prominence in ancient world learning hypatia of alexandria, educated young men in mathematics, philosophy, , astronomy, , advised roman prefect of egypt on politics. influence put conflict bishop of alexandria, cyril, may have been implicated in violent death in 415 @ hands of christian mob.