Roman Women
Author | : Eve D'Ambra |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 7 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521818397 |
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Author | : Eve D'Ambra |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 7 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521818397 |
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Author | : Augusto Fraschetti |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780226260945 |
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.
Author | : Suzanne Dixon |
Publisher | : Bristol Classical Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2001-06-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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.
Author | : Kelly Olson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 2012-08-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1134121202 |
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.
Author | : John Percy Vyvian Dacre Balsdon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Women |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Carolinne White |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2010-01-28 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0141943378 |
'Perpetua shouted out with joy as the sword pierced her, for she wanted to taste some of the pain and she even guided the hesitant hand of the trainee gladiator towards her own throat' Lives of Roman Christian Women is a unique collection of letters and documents from the third to the fifth centuries, celebrating Christian women from across the Roman Empire. During a crucial period in which Christianity transformed from a persecuted faith to the official religion of the Empire, these writings reveal the women who chose to dedicate their lives to Christ, by embracing martyrdom or by adopting a life of poverty and prayer, renouncing not only wealth but also their duties as wives and mothers.
Author | : Celia E. Schultz |
Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0807830186 |
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
Author | : Brian Williams |
Publisher | : Capstone Classroom |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2002-12-05 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781403405227 |
Looks at how women lived in ancient Roman times, discussing marriage, fashion, and religion.
Author | : Emily A. Hemelrijk |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-06-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781316509050 |
By their social and material context as markers of graves, dedications and public signs of honour, inscriptions offer a distinct perspective on the social lives, occupations, family belonging, mobility, ethnicity, religious affiliations, public honour and legal status of Roman women ranging from slaves and freedwomen to women of the elite and the imperial family, both in Rome and in Italian and provincial towns. They thus shed light on women who are largely overlooked by the literary sources. The wide range of inscriptions and graffiti included in this book show women participating not only in their families and households but also in the social and professional life of their cities. Moreover, they offer us a glimpse of women's own voices. Marital ideals and problems, love and hate, friendship, birth and bereavement, joy and hardship all figure in inscriptions, revealing some of the richness and variety of life in the ancient world.
Author | : Mary R. Lefkowitz |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801844751 |
This highly acclaimed collection provides a unique look into the public and private lives and legal status of Greek and Roman women of all social classes-from wet nurses, prostitutes, and gladiatrixes to poets, musicians, intellectuals, priestesses, and housewives. The third edition adds new texts to sections throughout the book, vividly describing women's sentiments and circumstances through readings on love, bereavement, and friendship, as well as property rights, breast cancer, female circumcision, and women's roles in ancient religions, including Christianity and pagan cults.