03330nam 2200733 450 991045855640332120200520144314.00-19-983234-X0-19-983238-2(CKB)2550000001314296(EBL)1707886(SSID)ssj0001228604(PQKBManifestationID)11723328(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001228604(PQKBWorkID)11178188(PQKB)11555699(MiAaPQ)EBC1707886(Au-PeEL)EBL1707886(CaPaEBR)ebr10880360(CaONFJC)MIL617443(OCoLC)881183397(EXLCZ)99255000000131429620140616h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTuria a Roman woman's civil war /Josiah OsgoodOxford, England :Oxford University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (232 p.)Women in AntiquityDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-983235-8 1-306-86192-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Turia: A ROMAN WOMAN'S CIVIL WAR; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations, Tables, and Map; Figures; Tables; Map; Acknowledgments; Turia; Prologue; 1: Father's Death; 2: The Fiancé; 3: At the Tribunal of Lepidus; 4: Children Hoped For; 5: Preparing for Death; 6: Between the Torches; 7: Missing Pieces, Other Pieces; 8: The Monument Itself; Appendix 1: A Brief Note on Chronology; Appendix 2: Reading Text and Translation; Notes; Prologue; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Appendix 1; Bibliography; IndexThe civil wars that brought down the Roman Republic were fought on more than battlefields. Armed gangs infested the Italian countryside, in the city of Rome mansions were besieged, and bounty-hunters searched the streets for ""public enemies."" Among the astonishing stories to survive from these years is that of a young woman whose parents were killed, on the eve of her wedding, in the violence engulfing Italy. While her future husband fought overseas, she staved off a run on her father's estate. Despite an acute currency shortage, she raised money to help her fiance in exile. And when severalWomen in antiquity.WomenRomeHistoryWivesRomeBiographyWomenRomeBiographyWomen and warRomeHistoryWar and societyRomeHistoryMarriageSocial aspectsRomeHistoryRomeHistoryCivil War, 49-45 B.CBiographyRomeSocial conditions510-30 B.CElectronic books.WomenHistory.WivesWomenWomen and warHistory.War and societyHistory.MarriageSocial aspectsHistory.937/.05092Osgood Josiah1974-988849MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458556403321Turia2275432UNINA