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In historical accounts, Antonines’ matronae, who use their networks to take part in civic and political activities, are described as bad women. However, in the fourth and fifth centuries, the integration of these upper-class women into networks seems to attest to, and help develop, their ethos as good Christian women, according to Jerome. This paper seeks to analyze the links between the matrons’ embodiment of their ethos and their integration into social networks. After defining the contours of the matron’s ethos between the second and fifth centuries, we will try to understand whether the utilization of personal networks significantly alters the image of matrons or whether the description of these women, in terms of their ethos, corresponds instead to discursive strategies.