num_pages: 408
description: A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious Julio-Claudian women who forged an empireAugustus Tiberius Caligula Claudius and Nerothese are the names history associates with the early Roman Empire. Yet not a single one of these emperors was the blood son of his predecessor. In this captivating history a prominent scholar of the era documents the Julio-Claudian women whose bloodline ambition and ruthlessness made it possible for the emperors line to continue. Eminent scholar Guy de la Bdoyre author of Praetorian asserts that the women behind the scenesincluding Livia Octavia and the elder and younger Agrippinawere the true backbone of the dynasty. De la Bdoyre draws on the accounts of ancient Roman historians to revisit a familiar time from a completely fresh vantage point. Anyone who enjoys I Claudius will be fascinated by this study of dynastic power and gender interplay in ancient Rome.
language: English
title: Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome
publisher: Yale University Press