Classical Wisdom Litterae - July 2020

A political woman in the age of classical Athens was a subject of great frustration for many powerful men. Even with her critics, Aspasia enjoys a sterling reputation in our modern age. She was arguably one of the most important intellectual figures during the height of Athenian power,. She was undoubtedly the most remarkable woman to have ever lived during that age. She is perhaps best described by Lucian in his A Portrait Study: Aspasia surrounded by Greek philosophers, by Michel Corneille the Younger:, 1670s LXIII