1st Edition

Julia Domna Syrian Empress

By Barbara Levick Copyright 2007
284 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

This book covers Julia’s life, and charts her travels throughout the Empire from Aswan to York during a period of profound upheaval, and seeks 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 re-assessment of the... Read more

Chronology  1. Introduction  2. The Women of Emesa  3. Marriage  4. Domna on Her Travels  5. Empress  6. The Reign of Caracalla  7. Cultural Activities  8. Image and Cult  9. Aftermath  Bibliographies.  Glossary.  Indexes  1. Places, with Modern Equivalents  2. Persons  3. General

Biography

Barbara Levick