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Well, in Rome women had a bit more influence than they did in Greece. They weren't exactly expected to sit around and shut up, though they were decidedly second class citizens. For example, there are many examples of matrons having a fair amount of power, and women in Rome could obtain divorces farily easily (one story is told of a woman who had 8 divorces in 5 winters, this was written on her gravestone).

And of course, the Empress Agrippina She's known for being a very powerful AND beautiful woman, described as "ruthless, ambitious, and domineering." She received the title "Augusta," and used her influence over Claudius and other roman officials to gain power that no other Roman woman ever had.

(I'm sure this is an exaggeration, but some of you will like this story) - She's said to have often worked as a prostitute by night. One story is told of how she engaged in a contest with another prostitute to see how many men they could do before being exhausted; the other girl stopped at 25.