Imperial women of Rome : power, gender, context / Mary T. Boatwright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boatwright, Mary Taliaferro, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Upper class women--Rome--History.

Upper class women.

Upper class women--Rome--Social conditions.

Marginality, Social--Rome--History.

Marginality, Social.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

This text explores the constraints and opportunities of the women in the Roman emperor's family from 35 BCE, when Octavia and Livia received unprecedented privileges from the state, to 235 CE, when Julia Mamaea was assassinated with her son Severus Alexander. Historical vignettes feature Agrippina the Younger, Domitia Longina, and some others as the book analyzes the history of Rome's most eminent women in legal, religious, military, and other key settings of the principate.

Contents:

Cover

Imperial Women of Rome Power, Gender, Context

Copyright

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Map: The World of Rome's Imperial Women

Introduction: Subjects and Sources

1. Rome's Imperial Women and Rome's Imperial Power

2. Crimes and Punishments of Imperial Women

3. Imperial Women within the Imperial Family

4. Imperial Women on Coins and in Roman Cult

5. Imperial Women's Mark on the City of Rome

6. Models and Exemplars: Statues of Imperial Women

7. Imperial Women Abroad, and with the Military

8. Conclusions: Agency and Constraints

Appendix 1: Imperial Women and Their Life Events

Appendix 2: Genealogical Tables of Imperial Families

The Julio-​Claudian Family

The Flavian Family

The Second-​Century Imperial Family

The Severan Family

Appendix 3: List of Divae

Consecrated Males until 235 CE

Bibliography

Index Locorum

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780197567036

0197567037

9780190455910

0190455918

9780190455903

019045590X

OCLC:

1244625294