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Terentia, Tullia and Publilia: The Women of Cicero's Family book cover

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Terentia, Tullia and Publilia The Women of Cicero's Family

By Susan Treggiari Copyright 2007
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge
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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 Treggiari creates a history for these figures who, through history, have not had voices of... Read more

1. The Rank Into Which They Were Born  2. The World Into Which They Were Born  3. Cicero: From Eques to Consul  4. Terentia: The Young Wife  5. Life of Mother and Daughter  6. Living Through Disaster  7. Restoration  8. Finding the Right Man  9. Public and Private Quarrels  10. Three Divorces, One Wedding and a Baby  11. Death and Survival  12. Conclusions

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Susan Treggiari

'This will be an extremely useful book for teachers and students taking courses about Roman women.' – David Noy, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

'One of the many strengths of this insightful, readable work is that Treggiari is not unduly anxious about balancing Cicero's voice against speculative reconstructions of his womenfolk's point of view' – Emily Wilson, Times Literary Supplement

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