Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome - Softcover

De La Bédoyère, Guy

 
9780300254846: Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome

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A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious Julio-Claudian women who forged an empire?

Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero&;these are the names history associates with the early Roman Empire. Yet, not a single one of these emperors was the blood son of his predecessor. In this captivating history, a prominent scholar of the era documents the Julio-Claudian women whose bloodline, ambition, and ruthlessness made it possible for the emperors&; line to continue.
 
Eminent scholar Guy de la Bédoyère, author of Praetorian, asserts that the women behind the scenes&;including Livia, Octavia, and the elder and younger Agrippina&;were the true backbone of the dynasty. De la Bédoyère draws on the accounts of ancient Roman historians to revisit a familiar time from a completely fresh vantage point. Anyone who enjoys I, Claudius will be fascinated by this study of dynastic power and gender interplay in ancient Rome.

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Guy de la Bédoyère is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and well known for his many books on the Roman world, including The Real Lives of Roman Britain and Praetorian.
 

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ISBN 10:  0300230303 ISBN 13:  9780300230307
Verlag: Yale University Press, 2018
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