Terentia, Tullia and Publilia: The Women of Cicero's FamilyRoutledge, 7 aug 2007 - 256 pagina's Studying references and writings in over 900 personal letters, an unparalleled source, this book presents a rounded and intriguing account of the three women who, until now, have only survived as secondary figures to Cicero. In a field where little is really known about Cicero’s family, Susan Treggiari creates a history for these figures who, through history, have not had voices of their own, and a vivid impression of the everyday life upper-class Roman women in Italy had during the heyday of Roman power. Artfully assembling a rounded picture of their personalities and experiences, Treggiari reconstructs the lives of these three important women:
Including illustrations, chronological charts, maps and glossaries, this book is essential reading for students wishing to get better acquainted with the women of ancient Rome. |
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... known of his daughter, Tullia; his second wife, teenaged Publilia, is shadowy and mysterious as the young submissive wedded to compensate for her predecessor's steely resolve and fiery temper. This book reconstructs the lives of these ...
... known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record ...
... known through the same writer, Cicero, and a handful of other references. The evidence is not consistently rich on all periods of their lives. The result is that some of the reconstruction of quite important events or circumstances is ...
... known as Book 1 number 5, which is number 1 in Shackleton Bailey's edition of the letters to Atticus. Anyone in search of further information should usually begin with Shackleton Bailey's commentary on a passage. I refer normally to ...
... known to Romans was between slave and free. Slaves were chattels, without legal rights. All the societies with which Rome 5 came into contact practised slavery. The unusual characteristic of Romans was that, if they freed their slaves ...
Inhoudsopgave
i | |
xxiv | |
the young wife 30 | xlii |
Living through disaster 56 | lxix |
Restoration 71 | lxxxv |
Finding the right man 83 | xcviii |
Public and private quarrels 100 | cxv |
Three divorces a wedding a funeral and a baby 118 | cxxxiv |
Death and survival 143 | clx |
Chronology 165 | clxxxii |
Bibliography 205 | 59 |
Index of persons and Gods 214 | 62 |
General index 223 | 171 |
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Terentia, Tullia and Publilia: The Women of Cicero's Family Susan Treggiari Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2007 |
Terentia, Tullia and Publilia: The Women of Cicero's Family Susan Treggiari Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2007 |
Terentia, Tullia and Publilia: The Women of Cicero's Family Susan Treggiari Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2007 |