Roman Empire sea transport cost overland trade

For Socrates, people who did wrong had failed to understand what was good. He summed up this view with the claim that “no one errs willingly”: moral failure came from ignorance, not a knowing choice of evil.

Ancient Egyptian women could own and sell property, make contracts, marry and divorce, inherit, and pursue disputes in court. Yet they rarely held official administrative roles and were less likely than men to be educated.