Research Catalog

Title

Domina : the women who made imperial Rome / Guy de la Bédoyére.

Author

De la Bédoyère, Guy

Publication

• New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]
• ©2018

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Details

Description

xv, 385 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

"Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero--these 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 Bédoyère, author of Praetorian, asserts that the women behind the scenes--including Livia, Octavia, and the elder and younger Agrippina--were the true backbone of the dynasty. De la Bédoyère 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."--Publisher description.

Subjects

• Women
• Women > Rome > Social conditions
• Women > Social conditions
• Rome (Empire)
• 30 B.C.-68 A.D
• History
• Rome > History > Julio-Claudians, 30 B.C.-68 A.D
• Women > Rome > History

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-368) and index.

Call Number

JFE 18-9162

ISBN

• 0300230303
• 9780300230307

LCCN

2018946848

OCLC

1024164181

Author

De la Bédoyère, Guy, author.

Title

Domina : the women who made imperial Rome / Guy de la Bédoyére.

Publisher

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]

Copyright Date

©2018

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-368) and index.

Chronological Term

30 B.C.-68 A.D.

Research Call Number

JFE 18-9162