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Faustina I and II - Imperial Women of the Golden Age (Hardcover, New)
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Faustina I and II - Imperial Women of the Golden Age (Hardcover, New)
Series: Women in Antiquity
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The elder Faustina (c. 97 - 140 AD) was the wife of Antonius Pius
and the aunt of Marcus Aurelius, and her more prominent daughter,
Faustina II (130 - 175), the wife of Marcus Aurelius and the mother
of Commodus. Bearing the same name, and both the wives of rulers,
these women shed valuable light on the role of imperial women in in
what is often considered the golden age of the Roman Empire.
Barbara Levick's Faustina I and II highlights the importance of
these women to the internal politics of the Empire during this
period and shows how they are links in a chain of elite Roman women
for whom varying levels of recognition and even power were
available. The Faustinae, as they are jointly called, come between
the discreet Matidiae, the discreetly manipulative Plotina
(Trajan's women), the philosophical Sabina (Hadrian's wife) and in
the Severan dynasty Julia Domna, who has had a very high profile.
In assessing their place in this chain, Levick will examine
especially Faustina II's deep involvement in palace politics, her
enhancement of her mother's position, and her possible role in the
revolt of Avidius Cassius (175). This book will also bring together
and display the material evidence for their lives and legacies.
There is an abundance of inscriptions and coins that provide firm
evidence for their public status in Rome, Italy, and various parts
of the Empire. Portraiture is also examined, in particular to see
how much Faustina I and II were identified by artists, and how
close a precedent Faustina II was for Domna, as their titulature
suggests she was. Overall, this learned study carefully balances
the evidence to explain how these women were at once continuators
of a dynasty and emblems of the ideals of Roman marriage, and yet
also the target of rumors of infidelity and treason, with
reputations that are often in stark contrast to those of their
husbands.
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