Maternal megalomania : Julia Domna and the imperial politics of motherhood / / Julie Langford
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Langford Julie <1967->
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| Titolo: |
Maternal megalomania : Julia Domna and the imperial politics of motherhood / / Julie Langford
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| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (230 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 937/.07092 |
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| Soggetto topico: | Ideology - Political aspects - Rome |
| Imperialism - Social aspects - Rome | |
| Motherhood - Political aspects - Rome | |
| Political culture - Rome | |
| Popular culture - Rome | |
| Public opinion - Rome | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Rome History Severans, 193-235 |
| Rome Politics and government 30 B.C.-284 A.D | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction -- Julia Domna, who? -- Carving the niche : Methodologies and Evidence -- Severan Dynastic Propaganda and Julia Domna -- Pay no attention to the mother behind the screen, 193-195 -- Metaphorical Motherhood, 195-211 -- Mater Augustorum, Mater Senatus, Mater Patriae, 211-217 -- Putting Ducks into Rows -- chapter 1. Not Your Momma : Problematizing Julia Domna as the Mater Castrorum -- Women and the Military -- Faustina Minor : The Mother of all Matres Castrorum -- The Military and the Domus Augusta : All in the Family? -- Severus and Mater Castrorum -- Severus and the Military (and Julia Domna) -- About Face! -- Conclusion -- chapter 2. Romancing Romans : Julia Domna and the Populus Romanus -- The Nature of the Sources -- The Princeps and the Plebs -- The Roman Populace, Public Demonstrations and Divine Inspiration -- Severan Propaganda and the Urban Plebs -- Julia Domna in Severan Propaganda -- Severus, the populus Romanus and the Collegia -- And Julia Domna? -- But what does it all mean? -- chapter 3. Senatorial Savior : Julia Domna as Protectress -- Natural Rivals : Imperial women and the Senate -- Severus' Senate -- Creating Consensus in the Senate : Wooing, Marginalizing and Exterminating -- Negotiating Dynasty : Maternal Megalomania and Senatorial Subversions -- Moderating Maternal Megalomania -- Murder, Mayham and Rumor : Renegotiating Ideology -- Conclusion: On the dangers of taking ideology too seriously -- Appendix A: Hoard Details of the Severan Hoard Analysis Database -- Appendix B: Frequency of coin types of Julia Domna in Hoards around the Mediterranean. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | She employs Julia Domna as a case study to explore the creation of ideology between the emperor and its subjects. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Maternal Megalomania |
| ISBN: | 1-4214-0848-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910524878403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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