Julia Domna, Syrian Empress / Barbara Levick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levick, Barbara.

Series:

Women of the ancient world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Julia Domna, Empress, consort of Severus, Lucius Septimius, Emperor of Rome, -217.

Julia Domna.

Empresses--Rome--Biography.

Empresses.

Rome--History--Severans, 193-235.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 244 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Summary:

This book covers Julias life, and charts her travels throughout the Empire from Aswan to York during a period of profound upheaval, seeking the truth about this woman who inspired such extreme and contrasting views, exposing the instability of our sources about her, and characterizing a sympathetic, courageous, intelligent, and important woman.This book contains a fresh reassessment of the one of the most significant figures of her time and questions: Was Julia more powerful than earlier empresses? Did she really promote despotism? How seriously is her literary circle to be taken? As part of a dynasty which used force and violence to preserve its rule, she was distrusted by its subjects; as a Syrian, she was the object of prejudice; as a woman with power, she was resented. On the other hand, Domna was the centre of a literary circle considered highly significant by nineteenth-century admirers.

Contents:

The woman of Emesa

Marriage

Domna on her travels

Empress

Plautianus and the struggle for the succession

The reign of Caracalla

Cultural activities

Image and cult

Aftermath.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [216]-230) and indexes.

ISBN:

0415331439

9780415331432

0415331447

9780415331449

OCLC:

72871353