Women were a lot more free in Rome, especially in the later part of the Empire timeline. They were literate, educated, could own property, could advocate for themselves, could purchase birth control and/or abortifacents, and could travel as they liked. When Rome fell in 444, women didn't regain that power until the 1100's, and then lost it again during the so-called "Renaissance" in the 1400's. We've only recently regained that sort of freedom since the 1900's.
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Women were a lot more free in Rome, especially in the later part of the Empire timeline. They were literate, educated, could own property, could advocate for themselves, could purchase birth control and/or abortifacents, and could travel as they liked. When Rome fell in 444, women didn't regain that power until the 1100's, and then lost it again during the so-called "Renaissance" in the 1400's. We've only recently regained that sort of freedom since the 1900's.