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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... include Roman Freedmen during the Late Republic (1969, 2000), Cicero's Cicilian Letters (2nd edition 1997), Roman Marriage (1991) and Roman Social History (2002). Women of the Ancient World Edited by Ronnie Ancona and.
... late Republic xx 1 The rank into which they were born 1 2 The world into which they were born 13 3 Cicero: from eques to consul 22 4 Terentia: the young wife 30 5 The life of mother and daughter 40 6 Living through disaster 56 7 ...
... country 11.1 Cicero in later life 54 72 82 146. Maps. xx 1 The Roman world 2 Southern Italy 3 Rome in the late Republic xxi Preface In writing this book I thought often of Emily. xxii sal. Sall. Cat. Sall. Jug. Sallust War with Jugurtha ...
The Women of Cicero's Family Susan Treggiari. Map 2 Southern Italy Based on SB A iii (end paper) Map 3 Rome in the late Republic Based on CAH.
... late fourth century. Volscian Arpinum/Arpino, which was to be Cicero's home-town, received limited citizenship at that time, and full citizenship in 188. By the mid-second century, the map of peninsular Italy was a mosaic of Roman ...
Inhoudsopgave
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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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