Caesars' wives : sex, power, and politics in the Roman Empire / Annelise Freisenbruch.
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Freisenbruch, Annelise, 1977- (författare)
- ISBN 9781416583059
- First Free Press trade paperback edition
- Publicerad: New York : Free Press, 2011
- Engelska 347 pages
Innehållsförteckning
Sammanfattning
Ämnesord
Stäng
- Introduction: I, Claudia -- Ulysses in a dress : the making of a Roman first lady -- First family : Augustus' women -- Family feud : the people's princess and the women of Tiberius's reign -- Witches of the Tiber : the last Julio-Claudian empresses -- Little Cleopatra : a Jewish princess and the first ladies of the Flavian dynasty -- Good empresses : the first ladies of the second century -- The philosopher empress : Julia Domna and the Syrian matriarchy -- The first Christian empress : women in the age of Constantine -- Brides of Christ, daughters of Eve : the first ladies of the last Roman dynasty -- Epilogue.
- Documents the stories of eight wives of Roman rulers, assessing their historical contributions and cultural influence and drawing parallels between modern first ladies and the lives of such ancient-world figures as Livia, Helena, and Julia.
Ämnesord
- Hustrur (sao)
- Kejsarinnor (sao)
- Politik (sao)
- Emperors' spouses -- Rome -- Biography. (LCSH)
- Empresses -- Rome -- Biography. (LCSH)
- Wives -- Rome -- Biography. (LCSH)
- Empereurs -- Conjoints -- Rome -- Biographies. (Vedettes-matière)
- Impératrices -- Rome -- Biographies. (Vedettes-matière)
- Femmes mariées -- Rome -- Biographies. (Vedettes-matière)
- Emperors' spouses. (fast)
- Empresses. (fast)
- Kings and rulers. (fast)
- Politics and government (fast)
- Wives. (fast)
- Dynastie. (idszbz)
- Frau. (idszbz)
- Empresses -- Rome -- Biography. (sears)
- Wives -- Rome -- Biography. (sears)
- Wives (LCSH)
- Empresses (LCSH)
- Romerska riket (sao)
- Rome -- Biography. (LCSH)
- Rome -- Kings and rulers -- Biography. (LCSH)
- Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. (LCSH)
- Rome -- Politics and government -- 30 B.C.-476 A.D. (LCSH)
- Rome -- Biographies. (Vedettes-matière)
- Rome -- Histoire -- 30 av. J.-C.-476 (Empire) (Vedettes-matière)
- Rome -- Politique et gouvernement -- 30 av. J.-C.-476. (Vedettes-matière)
- Rome (Empire) (fast)
- Römisches Reich. (idszbz)
- Rome -- Biography. (sears)
- Rome -- Kings and rulers -- Biography. (sears)
- Rome -- History. (sears)
- Rome -- Politics and government. (sears)
- 30 B.C.-476 A.D (fast)
Genre
- collective biographies. (aat)
- Biographies. (fast)
- History. (fast)
- Biographies. (lcgft)
- Biographies. (rvmgf)
- Nonfiction.
Personnamn
- Caesar, Gajus Julius, 100-44 f.Kr.
Klassifikation
- 937/.060922 (DDC)
- K.269-e (kssb/8 (machine generated))
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