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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813742903321

Autore

Bauman Richard A

Titolo

Women and politics in ancient Rome / / Richard A. Bauman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1992

ISBN

1-134-82134-4

1-134-82135-2

1-138-13812-6

1-280-21815-0

0-203-42907-9

0-203-29555-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Disciplina

305.42/0937/6

Soggetti

Women - Rome

Women - Political activity - Rome

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-279) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; WOMEN IN THE CONFLICT OF THE ORDERS; WOMEN IN THE SECOND PUNIC WAR; THE POLITICS OF PROTEST; WOMEN IN GRACCHAN POLITICS; THE POLITICAL STRATEGISTS OF THE LATE REPUBLIC; THE TRIUMVIRAL PERIOD: DIPLOMACY, ORATORY AND LEADERSHIP; THE FOOTHILLS OF THE PRINCIPATE; WOMEN IN THE AUGUSTAN PRINCIPATE; TIBERIUS, LIVIA AND AGRIPPINA; CALIGULA'S SISTERS; MESSALINA, AGRIPPINA AND CLAUDIUS; AGRIPPINA, NERO AND THE DOMUS; IN RETROSPECT; Notes; Select bibliography; General index; Index to sources;

Sommario/riassunto

8auman delineates not only the influential and manipulative role of Roman women in the business of government, law and public affairs in general, but also the emergence of women's political and liberationist movements.