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Great Women of Imperial Rome - Mothers and Wives of the Caesars (Hardcover)
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Great Women of Imperial Rome - Mothers and Wives of the Caesars (Hardcover)
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"All women, because of their innate weakness, should be under the
control of guardians" writes Cicero, curtly summarizing the status
of women in Ancient Rome. Yet Roman women had more control than
many believe. Stories of female artists, teachers, doctors, and
even gladiators are scattered through the history of Imperial Rome;
a Roman woman did not change her name when she married, her husband
could not control her property or dowry, and she was free to
divorce.
Royal women in particular - the wives, daughters, sisters and
mothers of emperors - have made a profound impression on Roman
history, long overlooked. This lively and attractive book vividly
characterizes eleven such women, spanning the period from the death
of Julius Caesar in 44BC to the third century AD and with an
epilogue surveying empresses of later eras. The author's compelling
biographies reveal their remarkable contributions towards the
legacy of Imperial Rome, often tinged with tragedy, courage, and
injustice.
- a pregnant Roman princess saves a Roman army through an act of
personal heroism
- three 3rd century empresses rule the most powerful state on
Earth, presiding over unprecedented social and political reform
- though revered by her husband, an empress is immortalized in
history for infidelity and corruption by students of her greatest
enemy.
Drawing from a broad range of documentation, Jasper Burns has
painted portraits of these exceptional women that are colorful,
sympathetic, and above all profoundly human. The women and their
worlds are brought visually to life through photographs of over 300
ancient coins and through the author's own illustrations.
This book will behighly valuable to numismatists, students and
scholars of Roman history or women's studies, and enjoyable to any
reader.
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