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Roman Women (Paperback)
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This collection of essays features important Roman women who were
active in politics, theater, cultural life, and religion from the
first through the fourth centuries. The contributors draw on rare
documents in an attempt to reconstruct in detail the lives and
accomplishments of these exceptional women, a difficult task
considering that the Romans recorded very little about women. They
thought it improper for a woman's virtues to be praised outside the
home. Moreover, they believed that a feeble intellect, a weakness
in character, and a general incompetence prevented a woman from
participating in public life.
Through this investigation, we encounter a number of idiosyncratic
personalities. They include the vestal virgin Claudia; Cornelia, a
matron; the passionate Fulvia; a mime known as "Lycoris"; the
politician Livia; the martyr and writer Vibia Perpetua; a hostess
named Helena Augusta; the intellectual Hypatia; and the saint
Melania the Younger. Unlike their silent female counterparts, these
women stood out in a culture where it was terribly difficult and
odd to do so.
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