Since International Women’s Day is Friday, I’m devoting the following week to talking about the awesome female characters in Shakespeare’s Roman plays: Titus, Andronicus, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, and Coriolanus

First, here’s my post and an accompanying podcast on Roman women, which includes an analysis of Lavinia, Portia, Valumnia, and Cleopatra:

Shakespeare’s Roman Women

Here’s a fascinating video about the lives of Roman girls:

And here’s a special section about Cleopatra:

http://socialdiary.pk/beauty-secrets-of-cleopatra