Abstract
The aim of this paper is to show the role of vetulae or elderly women as transmitters of wisdom in ancient Rome. For this purpose, we begin by analyzing the main characteristics, functionality and narrative spaces of aniles fabulae, feminine stories intended to entertain. Then, we analyze the role of vetulae as narrators, which fits with the stereotype of gossipy anus of literary sources, but also with the idea of the elderly as wise people, who carry cultural heritage and family memory.
Old Age in Women; Roman Woman; Aniles Fabulae; Oral Literature