1st Edition

Julia Augusta Images of Rome's First Empress on Coins of the Roman Empire

By Tracene Harvey Copyright 2020
278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages
by Routledge

Julia Augusta examines the socio-political impact of coin images of Augustus’s wife, Livia, within the broader context of her image in other visual media and reveals the detailed visual language that was developed for the promotion of Livia as the predominant female in the Roman imperial family. The book provides the most comprehensive examination of all extant coins of Livia to date,... Read more

List of figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1

Designing Roman Women on Coins; Origins and Early Typology

Chapter 2

To Be or Not to Be Livia: Rendering Readable Gender-Based Coin Images

Chapter 3

Making an Impression? Livia on Coins of Rome versus the Provinces

Chapter 4

‘Ulixes Stolatus’: Affirming Livia’s Power and Gender Roles through Coins

Conclusion

Appendix A

Catalogue of Coins

Appendix B

Illustrated Conspectus of Livia’s Coin Portraits

Appendix C

Epigraphic Data

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Tracene Harvey currently serves as Director and Curator of the Museum of Antiquities at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. She also serves as a lecturer in the Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies programme at the University. Her research covers primarily ancient Greek and Roman coins, with emphasis on the study of Roman empresses on coins of the early Roman Empire. She also has pursued the study of the coins of ancient Thessaly as part of the research team of the archaeological project at the Kastro of Kallithea in Thessaly, Greece since 2006.