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sex, power, and politics in the Roman Empire

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An edition of Caesars' wives (2010)

Caesars' wives

sex, power, and politics in the Roman Empire

1st Free Press hardcover ed.

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Documents the stories of eight wives of Roman rulers, assessing their historical contributions and cultural influence and drawing parallels between modern first ladies and the lives of such ancient-world figures as Livia, Helena, and Julia.

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Free Press
Language
English
Pages
337

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Subjects
Politics and government, Kings and rulers, Emperors' spouses, Empresses, History, Biography, Wives
Places
Rome
Times
Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D., 30 B.C.-476 A.D.

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Caesars' wives: sex, power, and politics in the Roman Empire
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Table of Contents

Introduction: I, Claudia
Ulysses in a dress : the making of a Roman first lady
First family : Augustus' women
Family feud : the people's princess and the women of Tiberius's reign
Witches of the Tiber : the last Julio-Claudian empresses
Little Cleopatra : a Jewish princess and the first ladies of the Flavian dynasty
Good empresses : the first ladies of the second century
The philosopher empress : Julia Domna and the Syrian matriarchy
The first Christian empress : women in the age of Constantine
Brides of Christ, daughters of Eve : the first ladies of the last Roman dynasty
Epilogue.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-316) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
937/.060922
Library of Congress
DG274.3 .F74 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxvi, 337 p. :
Number of pages
337

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Open Library
OL25092250M
Internet Archive
caesarswivessexp00frei
ISBN 10
1416583033
ISBN 13
9781416583035
LCCN
2010019368
OCLC/WorldCat
555639778

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