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A Rome of one's own : A Rome of one's own : the forgotten women of the Roman Empire / Emma Southon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Southon, Emma, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Rome--History.
- Women.
- Rome--History.
- Rome.
- Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
- Rome--History--Republic, 510-30 B.C.
- Rome--History--Kings, 753-510 B.C.
- Rome--History--Empire, 284-476.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (338 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Abrams Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- The book shares the untold stories of women from the Roman Empire, from 753 BCE to 476 CE. It talks about different women like virgins, sex workers, businesswomen, poets, martyrs, and saints who were important but ignored in history. The author tries to give a fresh view of the Roman Empire by focusing on these women, showing that marriage was as important as war and that being Roman had various meanings. The book is for people interested in gender studies and Roman history. Generated by AI
- Contents:
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Kingdom
- Tarpeia and Hersilia 750 BCE: The Traitor and the Patriot
- Tanaquil 616 BCE: The Queen
- Lucretia and Tullia 510 BCE: The Virgin and the Whore
- The Republic
- Oppia 483 BCE: The Vestal
- Hispala Faecenia 186 BCE: The Informer
- Clodia 60 BCE: The Palatine Medea
- Turia 46 BCE: The Survivor
- The Empire
- Julia Caesar 27 BCE: The Princess
- Cartimandua and Boudicca 60 CE: The Client and the Rebel
- Julia Felix 79 CE: The Pompeii Businesswoman
- Sulpicia Lepidina 100 CE: The First Lady of the Camp
- Julia Balbilla 130 CE: The Poet
- Perpetua 203 CE: The Christian Martyr
- Julia Maesa and Julia Mamaea 222 CE: Mothers of the Whole Human Race
- Late Antiquity
- Zenobia 268 CE: The Usurper Augusta
- Melania the Elder 373 CE: The Saint
- Galla Placidia 414 CE: The Last Roman
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Index of Searchable Terms
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781647006082
- 1647006082
- OCLC:
- 1406410890
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