Turia : a Roman woman's civil war / / Josiah Osgood
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| Autore: |
Osgood Josiah <1974->
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| Titolo: |
Turia : a Roman woman's civil war / / Josiah Osgood
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 937/.05092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Women - Rome - History |
| Wives - Rome | |
| Women - Rome | |
| Women and war - Rome - History | |
| War and society - Rome - History | |
| Marriage - Social aspects - Rome - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Rome History Civil War, 49-45 B.C Biography |
| Rome Social conditions 510-30 B.C | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The 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 several |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Turia |
| ISBN: | 0-19-983234-X |
| 0-19-983238-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910458556403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Women in antiquity.