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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... perhaps because their fortunes were diminished, or because they failed to produce sons who reached the age at which they could stand for office. As a result, a constant intake of new blood was needed so this was not a closed hereditary ...
... perhaps with sons) and were probably often joint owners of stock, tools and any slave staff.13 Roman law was well developed by the late Republic and provided a flexible tool for people ready to exploit the opportunities of empire. Roman ...
... (perhaps after Caesar's defeat of the Pompeians in 48) by stripping herself of her gold and jewels, and sent him slaves, cash and produce; she defended their house against a gang; she begged Caesar to allow him to return; then, in the ...
... perhaps the mistress of Catullus. Wives, mothers and sisters of politicians, these and others (several Caeciliae Metellae, Calpurnia wife of Caesar, Cornelia wife of Pompey, Fulvia wife of Antony) enable scholars to make a composite ...
... Perhaps her own family was similarly rooted in an Italian town. After her marriage, if not before, she was acquainted with the kin, friends and houses with which her husband had grown up. It is necessary, therefore, to introduce Cicero ...
Inhoudsopgave
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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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