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Genre/Form: | History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Boatwright, Mary Taliaferro Imperial women of Rome New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021. (DLC) 2020050574 |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Mary Taliaferro Boatwright |
ISBN: | 9780190455897 0190455896 |
OCLC Number: | 1203961131 |
Description: | xii, 382 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Introduction: subjects and sources -- 1. Rome's imperial women and Rome's imperial power -- 2. Crimes and punishments of imperial women -- 3. Imperial women within the imperial family -- 4. Imperial women on coins and in Roman cult -- 5. Imperial women's mark on the city of Rome -- 6 Models and exemplars: statues of imperial women -- 7. Imperial women abroad, and with the military -- 8. Conclusions: agency and constraints -- Appendix 1: Imperial women and their life events -- Appendix 2: Genealogical tables of imperial families. The Julio-Claudian family ; The Flavian family ; The Second-century Imperial family ; The Severan family -- Appendix 3: List of Divae. Consecrated males until 235 CE. |
Responsibility: | Mary T. Boatwright. |
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[A] magnificent exposition.... By paying close attention to the details of material and literary evidence, [Boatwright] has produced an enthralling book that fleshes out admirably our perceptions of these Roman imperial women. * Times Literary Supplement * This excellent work on Roman imperial women by Mary T. Boatwright sums up many years of research in this field. More and better scholarship on Roman imperial women has emerged over the past few decades, providing these historical figures with the attention they deserve. However, in some cases the misogynistic vision with which they were portrayed by ancient authors has survived until the present. With this new book, Boatwright provides us with an excellent workclosely based on source analysis, leaving behind any biased impressions. * Helena Lopez Gomez, University of Santiago de Compostela, History Department * Hemmed in by social custom, stereotyped as madonnas or whores, blocked from employment, maligned by gossip, damned in memory and blamed for Rome's failings, still they persisted. How they survived and flourished within the strictures of their day is a worthwhile story that is finally brought to light in this enlightening and thorough study. * Classical Journal-Online * Boatwright provides us with an excellent work closely based on source analysis, leaving behind any biased impressions.... A signal contribution to the field. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review * This is a necessary book, essential reading for students and scholars alike. * Classical Journal-Online * The first monograph devoted to the public role of empresses, The Imperial Women of Rome fills an important gap in scholarship on the imperial government. * Choice * Read more...

