Imperial women of Rome : power, gender, context /

This text explores the constraints and opportunities of the women in the Roman emperor's family from 35 BCE, when Octavia and Livia received unprecedented privileges from the state, to 235 CE, when Julia Mamaea was assassinated with her son Severus Alexander. Historical vignettes feature Agripp...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Boatwright, Mary Taliaferro
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Zusammenfassung:
This text explores the constraints and opportunities of the women in the Roman emperor's family from 35 BCE, when Octavia and Livia received unprecedented privileges from the state, to 235 CE, when Julia Mamaea was assassinated with her son Severus Alexander. Historical vignettes feature Agrippina the Younger, Domitia Longina, and some others as the book analyzes the history of Rome's most eminent women in legal, religious, military, and other key settings of the principate.
Umfang:
1 online resource (404 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2021.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780197567036
0197567037
9780190455910
0190455918
9780190455903
019045590X
Schlagworte:
Upper class women > Rome > History.
Upper class women > Rome > Social conditions.
Marginality, Social > Rome > History.
Dones
Aristocràcia (Classe social)
Imperi Romà, 30 aC-476 dC
Poder (Ciències socials)
Condicions socials.
Història de la dona.
Llibres electrònics
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