Caesars' wives
Subtitle: sex, power, and politics in the Roman Empire
By: Annelise Freisenbruch
Edition: 1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9781416583035
Subjects: Politics and government; Kings and rulers; Emperors' spouses; Empresses; History; Biography; Wives
Description: Documents the stories of eight wives of Roman rulers, assessing their historical contributions and cultural influence and drawing parallels between modern first ladies and the lives of such ancient-world figures as Livia, Helena, and Julia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-316) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: I, Claudia; title: Ulysses in a dress : the making of a Roman first lady; title: First family : Augustus' women; title: Family feud : the people's princess and the women of Tiberius's reign; title: Witches of the Tiber : the last Julio-Claudian empresses; title: Little Cleopatra : a Jewish princess and the first ladies of the Flavian dynasty; title: Good empresses : the first ladies of the second century; title: The philosopher empress : Julia Domna and the Syrian matriarchy; title: The first Christian empress : women in the age of Constantine; title: Brides of Christ, daughters of Eve : the first ladies of the last Roman dynasty; title: Epilogue.