Women in Ancient Rome

A Sourcebook

AvBonnie MacLachlan

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Engelska, 2013

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This sourcebook includes a rich and accessible selection of Roman original sources in translation ranging from the Regal Period through Republican and Imperial Rome to the late Empire and the coming of Christianity. From Roman goddesses to mortal women, imperial women to slaves and prostitutes, the volume brings new perspectives to the study of Roman women's lives. Literary sources comprise works by Livy, Catullus, Ovid, Juvenal and many others. Suggestions for further reading, a general bibliography, and an index of ancient authors and works are also included.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-07-18
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781441142429
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Digital)
Serie:Bloomsbury Sources in Ancient History

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Forntidens historia inom Historia och arkeologi

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Bonnie MacLachlan is Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Western Ontario. Her published volumes include The Age of Grace: Charis in Early Greek Poetry (1993) and Virginity Revisited: The Autonomy of the Unpossessed Body, co-edited with Judith Fletcher (2007).

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Short for all that is packed in here, Women in Ancient Rome: A Sourcebook covers Rome's Beginnings, the Early and Mid-Republic, the Late Republic, the Julio-Claudian Period and the Later Empire ... [A] very useful book.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionI: The Regal Period II: The Early and Mid-Republic III: The Late Republic IV: The Julio-Claudian Period V: The Later EmpireGeneral Bibliography Index of Ancient Authors and WorksGeneral Index