Prostitutes and Matrons in the Roman World
Title | Prostitutes and Matrons in the Roman World PDF eBook |
Author | Anise K. Strong |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 315 |
Release | 2016-07-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1107148758 |
From streetwalkers in the Roman Forum to imperial concubines, Roman prostitutes defined what it meant to be a 'bad girl'.
The Brothel of Pompeii
Title | The Brothel of Pompeii PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Levin-Richardson |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 265 |
Release | 2019-05-23 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1108496873 |
Offers an in-depth exploration of the only assured brothel from the Greco-Roman world, illuminating the lives of both prostitutes and clients.
Roman Wives, Roman Widows
Title | Roman Wives, Roman Widows PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce W. Winter |
Publisher | Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | 258 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780802849717 |
During the late Republic and early Empire, the new woman' made her appearance. This was a wife or widow of means who took part in life outside the walls of her house, including wider society, business and extra-marital affairs.
Domina
Title | Domina PDF eBook |
Author | Guy De la Bédoyère |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Total Pages | 421 |
Release | 2018-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0300230303 |
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.
Women in the World of the Earliest Christians
Title | Women in the World of the Earliest Christians PDF eBook |
Author | Lynn Cohick |
Publisher | Baker Academic |
Total Pages | 350 |
Release | 2009-11-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9781441207999 |
Lynn Cohick provides an accurate and fulsome picture of the earliest Christian women by examining a wide variety of first-century Jewish and Greco-Roman documents that illuminate their lives. She organizes the book around three major spheres of life: family, religious community, and society in general. Cohick shows that although women during this period were active at all levels within their religious communities, their influence was not always identified by leadership titles nor did their gender always determine their level of participation. The book corrects our understanding of early Christian women by offering an authentic and descriptive historical picture of their lives. Includes black-and-white illustrations from the ancient world.
Reading Roman Women
Title | Reading Roman Women PDF eBook |
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.
Women's Religions in the Greco-Roman World
Title | Women's Religions in the Greco-Roman World PDF eBook |
Author | Ross Shepard Kraemer |
Publisher | Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | 339 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0195170652 |
This text is a collection of translations of primary texts relevant to women's religion in Western antiquity, from the 4th century BCE to the 5th century CE.