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Roman Women Paperback - 1999 - 1st Edition

by Augusto Fraschetti (Editor)


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This collection of essays features important Roman women who were active in politics, theater, cultural life, and religion from the first through the fourth centuries. The contributors draw on rare documents in an attempt to reconstruct in detail the lives and accomplishments of these exceptional women, a difficult task considering that the Romans recorded very little about women. They thought it improper for a woman's virtues to be praised outside the home. Moreover, they believed that a feeble intellect, a weakness in character, and a general incompetence prevented a woman from participating in public life. Through this investigation, we encounter a number of idiosyncratic personalities. They include the vestal virgin Claudia; Cornelia, a matron; the passionate Fulvia; a mime known as "Lycoris"; the politician Livia; the martyr and writer Vibia Perpetua; a hostess named Helena Augusta; the intellectual Hypatia; and the saint Melania the Younger. Unlike their silent female counterparts, these women stood out in a culture where it was terribly difficult and odd to do so.

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  • Title Roman Women
  • Author Augusto Fraschetti (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 248
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago
  • Date 1999-04-01
  • ISBN 9780226260945 / 0226260941
  • Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 5.96 x 0.55 in (22.86 x 15.14 x 1.40 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Italy
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Women - History - To 500, Women - Rome - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-47278
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.409

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  • Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2001, Page 132
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