Women of the Ancient World
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Cornelia
Mother of the Gracchi
Series: Women of the Ancient World
Examining the remarkable life of Cornelia, famed as the epitome of virtue, fidelity and intelligence, Suzanne Dixon presents an in-depth study of the woman who perhaps represented the ideal of the Roman matrona more than any other. Studying her life during a period of political turmoil, Dixon...
Published May 20th 2007 by Routledge
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Terentia, Tullia and Publilia
The Women of Cicero's Family
Series: Women of the Ancient World
Studying references and writings in over 900 personal letters, an unparalleled source, this book presents a rounded and intriguing account of the three women who, until now, have only survived as secondary figures to Cicero. In a field where little is really known about Cicero’s family, Susan...
Published April 11th 2007 by Routledge
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Julia Domna
Syrian Empress
Series: Women of the Ancient World
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...
Published May 9th 2007 by Routledge
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Julia Augusti
Series: Women of the Ancient World
This scholarly biography details the life of an extraordinary woman in an extraordinary society. Julia Augusti studies the life of the only daughter of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, and the father who sacrificed his daughter and her children in order to establish a dynasty. Studying the...
Published June 20th 2006 by Routledge