Author: Eve D'Ambra
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521818397
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 7
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Roman Women
Author: Eve D'Ambra
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521818397
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Book Description
Publisher description
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521818397
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Book Description
Publisher description
Reading Roman Women
Author: Suzanne Dixon
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
How do we retrieve the lives of "real Roman women"? This book presents a range of examples to support the argument that our ideas of what we "know" about women's work, sexuality, commerce and political activity in the Roman world have been shaped by the format, or genre, of each ancient source.
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
How do we retrieve the lives of "real Roman women"? This book presents a range of examples to support the argument that our ideas of what we "know" about women's work, sexuality, commerce and political activity in the Roman world have been shaped by the format, or genre, of each ancient source.
Dress and the Roman Woman
Author: Kelly Olson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134121202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
In ancient Rome, the subtlest details in dress helped to distinguish between levels of social and moral hierarchy. Clothes were a key part of the sign systems of Roman civilization – a central aspect of its visual language, for women as well as men. This engaging book collects and examines artistic evidence and literary references to female clothing, cosmetics and ornament in Roman antiquity, deciphering their meaning and revealing what it meant to be an adorned woman in Roman society. Cosmetics, ornaments and fashion were often considered frivolous, wasteful or deceptive, which reflects ancient views about the nature of women. However, Kelly Olson uses literary evidence to argue that women often took pleasure in fashioning themselves, and many treated adornment as a significant activity, enjoying the social status, influence and power that it signified. This study makes an important contribution to our knowledge of Roman women and is essential reading for anyone interested in ancient Roman life.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134121202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
In ancient Rome, the subtlest details in dress helped to distinguish between levels of social and moral hierarchy. Clothes were a key part of the sign systems of Roman civilization – a central aspect of its visual language, for women as well as men. This engaging book collects and examines artistic evidence and literary references to female clothing, cosmetics and ornament in Roman antiquity, deciphering their meaning and revealing what it meant to be an adorned woman in Roman society. Cosmetics, ornaments and fashion were often considered frivolous, wasteful or deceptive, which reflects ancient views about the nature of women. However, Kelly Olson uses literary evidence to argue that women often took pleasure in fashioning themselves, and many treated adornment as a significant activity, enjoying the social status, influence and power that it signified. This study makes an important contribution to our knowledge of Roman women and is essential reading for anyone interested in ancient Roman life.
Roman Women
Author: Augusto Fraschetti
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226260945
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
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.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226260945
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
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.
A Week in the Life of a Greco-Roman Woman
Author: Holly Beers
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830849890
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
In first-century Ephesus, life is not easy for women. In this gripping novel, Holly Beers introduces us to the first-century setting where Paul first proclaimed the gospel. Illuminated by historical images and explanatory sidebars, this lively story not only shows us the rich tapestry of life in a Greco-Roman city, it also foregrounds the interior life of one woman—and the radical new freedom the gospel promised her.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830849890
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
In first-century Ephesus, life is not easy for women. In this gripping novel, Holly Beers introduces us to the first-century setting where Paul first proclaimed the gospel. Illuminated by historical images and explanatory sidebars, this lively story not only shows us the rich tapestry of life in a Greco-Roman city, it also foregrounds the interior life of one woman—and the radical new freedom the gospel promised her.
Roman Women
Author: John Percy Vyvian Dacre Balsdon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Ancient Roman Women
Author: Brian Williams
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 9781403405227
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Looks at how women lived in ancient Roman times, discussing marriage, fashion, and religion.
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 9781403405227
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Looks at how women lived in ancient Roman times, discussing marriage, fashion, and religion.
The Worlds of Roman Women
Author: Ann Raia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : la
Pages : 204
Book Description
An intermediate reader in Latin on the theme of women in the Roman world. Readings, exercises and extensive on line resources.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : la
Pages : 204
Book Description
An intermediate reader in Latin on the theme of women in the Roman world. Readings, exercises and extensive on line resources.
Women's Religious Activity in the Roman Republic
Author: Celia E. Schultz
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807830186
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Expanding the discussion of religious participation of women in ancient Rome, Celia E. Schultz demonstrates that in addition to observances of marriage, fertility, and childbirth, there were more--and more important--religious opportunities available to R
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807830186
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Expanding the discussion of religious participation of women in ancient Rome, Celia E. Schultz demonstrates that in addition to observances of marriage, fertility, and childbirth, there were more--and more important--religious opportunities available to R
Roman Women
Author: Paul Chrystal
Publisher: Fonthill Media
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Publisher: Fonthill Media
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description