Author: Annelise Freisenbruch
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 141658305X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Documents the stories of eight wives of Roman rulers, assessing their historical contributions and cultural influence and drawing parallels between modern first ladies and the lives of such ancient-world figures as Livia, Helena, and Julia.
Caesars' Wives
Great Women of Imperial Rome
Author: Jasper Burns
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134131852
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
A lively and engaging account of the leading ladies of imperial Rome from the foundation of the Empire to the third century AD (and a postscript on the fourth century). It is illustrated by 416 Coin Photographs as well as a dozen striking portraits by the author, and will thus be an indispensable resource for historians, art historians and numismatists in addition to its wider appeal.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134131852
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
A lively and engaging account of the leading ladies of imperial Rome from the foundation of the Empire to the third century AD (and a postscript on the fourth century). It is illustrated by 416 Coin Photographs as well as a dozen striking portraits by the author, and will thus be an indispensable resource for historians, art historians and numismatists in addition to its wider appeal.
Histoire de la vie et des intrigues secrètes des femmes des douze premiers Caesars
Author: Jacques Roergas de Serviez
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Emperors
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Emperors
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
The Caesars' Wives-Above Suspicion?
Author: Stewart Perowne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780874716122
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780874716122
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The First Ladies of Rome
Author: Annelise Freisenbruch
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9780099523932
Category : Empresses
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Like their modern counterparts, the 'first ladies' of Rome were moulded to meet the political requirements of their emperors, be they fathers, husbands, brothers or lovers. But the women proved to be liabilities as well as assets - Augustus' daughter Julia was accused of affairs with at least five men, Claudius' wife Messalina was a murderous tease who cuckolded and humiliated her elderly husband, while Fausta tried to seduce her own stepson and engineered his execution before boiled to death as a punishment. In The First Ladies of Rome Annelise Freisenbruch unveils the characters whose identities were to reverberate through the ages, from the virtuous consort, the sexually voracious schemer and the savvy political operator, to the flighty bluestocking, the religious icon and the romantic heroine. Using a rich spectrum of literary, artistic, archaeological and epigraphic evidence, this book uncovers for the first time the kaleidoscopic story of some of the most intriguing women in history, and the vivid and complex role of the empresses as political players on Rome's great stage.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9780099523932
Category : Empresses
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Like their modern counterparts, the 'first ladies' of Rome were moulded to meet the political requirements of their emperors, be they fathers, husbands, brothers or lovers. But the women proved to be liabilities as well as assets - Augustus' daughter Julia was accused of affairs with at least five men, Claudius' wife Messalina was a murderous tease who cuckolded and humiliated her elderly husband, while Fausta tried to seduce her own stepson and engineered his execution before boiled to death as a punishment. In The First Ladies of Rome Annelise Freisenbruch unveils the characters whose identities were to reverberate through the ages, from the virtuous consort, the sexually voracious schemer and the savvy political operator, to the flighty bluestocking, the religious icon and the romantic heroine. Using a rich spectrum of literary, artistic, archaeological and epigraphic evidence, this book uncovers for the first time the kaleidoscopic story of some of the most intriguing women in history, and the vivid and complex role of the empresses as political players on Rome's great stage.
Caesar's Women
Author: Colleen McCullough
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063019825
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough re-creates an extraordinary epoch before the mighty Republic belonged to Julius Caesar—when Rome's noblewomen were his greatest conquest. His victories were legend—in battle and bedchamber alike. Love was a political weapon he wielded cunningly and ruthlessly in his private war against enemies in the forum. Genius, general, patrician, Gaius Julius Caesar was history. His wives bought him influence. He sacrificed his beloved daughter on the altar of ambition. He burned for the cold-hearted mistress he could never dare trust. Caesar's women all knew—and feared—his power. He adored them, used them, destroyed them on his irresistible rise to prominence. And one of them would seal his fate.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063019825
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough re-creates an extraordinary epoch before the mighty Republic belonged to Julius Caesar—when Rome's noblewomen were his greatest conquest. His victories were legend—in battle and bedchamber alike. Love was a political weapon he wielded cunningly and ruthlessly in his private war against enemies in the forum. Genius, general, patrician, Gaius Julius Caesar was history. His wives bought him influence. He sacrificed his beloved daughter on the altar of ambition. He burned for the cold-hearted mistress he could never dare trust. Caesar's women all knew—and feared—his power. He adored them, used them, destroyed them on his irresistible rise to prominence. And one of them would seal his fate.
The Caesars' Wives
Author: Stewart Perowne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340159330
Category : Empresses
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340159330
Category : Empresses
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Roman Empresses
Author: Jacques Roergas de Serviez
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Emperors
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Emperors
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
The Women of the Caesars
Author: Guglielmo Ferrero
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
During the period between the death of Caesar and the death of Nero there appeared in Roman politics a certain number of feminine figures, differing greatly among themselves but all interesting; and all of them, like Cleopatra, became the centers of legends that were always bizarre and sometimes dramatic. Contents: Woman and Marriage in Ancient Rome Livia and Julia The Daughters of Agrippa Tiberius and Agrippina The Sisters of Caligula and the Marriage of Messalina Agrippina, The Mother of Nero
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
During the period between the death of Caesar and the death of Nero there appeared in Roman politics a certain number of feminine figures, differing greatly among themselves but all interesting; and all of them, like Cleopatra, became the centers of legends that were always bizarre and sometimes dramatic. Contents: Woman and Marriage in Ancient Rome Livia and Julia The Daughters of Agrippa Tiberius and Agrippina The Sisters of Caligula and the Marriage of Messalina Agrippina, The Mother of Nero
The Women of the Caesars
Author: Guglielmo Ferrero
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Women of the Caesars" by Guglielmo Ferrero. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Women of the Caesars" by Guglielmo Ferrero. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.