Putatively, a Greek Poet named Homer is believed to have written (and is credited with writing) the Iliad and the Odyssey. Note, though, that nearly every edition in English has a different translator which may render the text differently.
Roman girls did not have any political power, they did not have the right to vote. They only went to school if there family was wealthy. They would stay at home and learn how to weave, sew, and do house work.