29%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Roman Women: The Women Who Influenced the History of Rome
Paul Chrystal
€ 23.99
€ 17.15
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Roman Women: The Women Who Influenced the History of Rome
Paperback. The first book to examine the social and political effects that women - both the virtuous and scheming - had on Rome Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 black and white pictures. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Roman Women uses numerous primary sources to explore the lives of Rome's most influential women. It is not simply another lurid and sensational catalogue of scandalous sexual outrages; these all feature, but they are balanced by careful analysis of female role models such as Lucretia, Verginia, and Cornelia. This volume examines the effect these women had on contemporary politics and society, and how far their actions reflected and affected other women in the Roman world. The women here displayed a wide range of characteristics: they could be devoted wives and mothers, intelligent, charismatic, ambitious, obtrusive, powerful, permissive, adulterous, manipulative, evil, ... Read more
Roman Women uses numerous primary sources to explore the lives of Rome's most influential women. It is not simply another lurid and sensational catalogue of scandalous sexual outrages; these all feature, but they are balanced by careful analysis of female role models such as Lucretia, Verginia, and Cornelia. This volume examines the effect these women had on contemporary politics and society, and how far their actions reflected and affected other women in the Roman world. The women here displayed a wide range of characteristics: they could be devoted wives and mothers, intelligent, charismatic, ambitious, obtrusive, powerful, permissive, adulterous, manipulative, evil, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781552872
SKU
V9781781552872
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Paul Chrystal
Paul Chrystal is an author of more than twenty-five books and a broadcaster. Ten of his books are on York including A History of Chocolate in York (Pen & Sword, 2012) and The Rowntree Family of York (Blackthorn Press, 2013). He writes articles for national newspapers and regularly appears on the BBC World Service and BBC Local Radio. He is ... Read more
Reviews for Roman Women: The Women Who Influenced the History of Rome