Poppaea Sabina The Power Of Myth

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Poppaea Sabina The Power Of Myth

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Author : J P Graham
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2018-07-02

Poppaea Sabina The Power Of Myth written by J P Graham and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-02 with History categories.

The Empress Poppaea Sabina was the second wife of the infamous Emperor Nero. Ancient historians treated her harshly while knowing little about her: where she came from, her early life, and what made her the woman she was. Like most high-status Roman women she married young and lost her first two children. She was pregnant with a third when she herself died, aged 34. Mystery surrounds her final hours, as with so much of her life. But beauty, charm and intelligence could not in the end save her.

The Routledge Companion To Women And Monarchy In The Ancient Mediterranean World

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Author : Elizabeth D. Carney
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-11-09

The Routledge Companion To Women And Monarchy In The Ancient Mediterranean World written by Elizabeth D. Carney and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-09 with History categories.

This volume offers the first comprehensive look at the role of women in the monarchies of the ancient Mediterranean. It consistently addresses certain issues across all dynasties: title; role in succession; the situation of mothers, wives, and daughters of kings; regnant and co-regnant women; role in cult and in dynastic image; and examines a sampling of the careers of individual women while placing them within broader contexts. Written by an international group of experts, this collection is based on the assumption that women played a fundamental role in ancient monarchy, that they were part of, not apart from it, and that it is necessary to understand their role to understand ancient monarchies. This is a crucial resource for anyone interested in the role of women in antiquity.

Messallina The Longest Shadow

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Author : J P Graham
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2018-11-02

Messallina The Longest Shadow written by J P Graham and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-02 with History categories.

Ancient Roman society was male-centred to its core. The wives of emperors were largely meant to be seen and not heard, and were often not treated much better in the literature of antiquity than any other high-ranking women. Any whose behaviour breached the boundaries set by the male ruling elite were often savagely punished. The Empress Messallina, third wife of the Emperor Claudius, was one of them. Her devastating reputation has set a benchmark which has lasted in the annals of history for two thousand years.

Nero

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Author : Edward Champlin
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2005-09-30

Nero written by Edward Champlin and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

The Roman emperor Nero is remembered by history as the vain and immoral monster who fiddled while Rome burned. Edward Champlin reinterprets Nero's enormities on their own terms, as the self-conscious performances of an imperial actor with a formidable grasp of Roman history and mythology and a canny sense of his audience. Nero murdered his younger brother and rival to the throne, probably at his mother's prompting. He then murdered his mother, with whom he may have slept. He killed his pregnant wife in a fit of rage, then castrated and married a young freedman because he resembled her. He mounted the public stage to act a hero driven mad or a woman giving birth, and raced a ten-horse chariot in the Olympic games. He probably instigated the burning of Rome, for which he then ordered the spectacular punishment of Christians, many of whom were burned as human torches to light up his gardens at night. Without seeking to rehabilitate the historical monster, Champlin renders Nero more vividly intelligible by illuminating the motives behind his theatrical gestures, and revealing the artist who thought of himself as a heroic figure. Nero is a brilliant reconception of a historical account that extends back to Tacitus, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio. The effortless style and artful construction of the book will engage any reader drawn to its intrinsically fascinating subject.

The Fragility Of Power

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Author : Stefano Rebeggiani
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-09-10

The Fragility Of Power written by Stefano Rebeggiani and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-10 with Literary Collections categories.

Statius' narrative of the fraternal strife of the Theban brothers Eteocles and Polynices has had a profound influence on Western literature and fascinated generations of scholars and readers. This book studies in detail the poem's view of power and its interaction with historical contexts. Written under Domitian and in the aftermath of the civil war of 69 CE, the Thebaid uses the veil of myth to reflect on the political reality of imperial Rome. The poem offers its contemporary readers, including the emperor, a cautionary tale of kingship and power. Rooted in a pessimistic view of human beings and human relationships, the Thebaid reflects on the harsh necessity of monarchical power as the only antidote to a world always on the verge of returning to chaos. While humans, and especially kings, are fragile and often the prey of irrational passions, the Thebaid expresses the hope that an illuminated sovereign endowed with clementia (mercy) may offer a solution to the political crisis of the Roman empire. Statius' narrative also responds to Domitian's problematic interaction with the emperor Nero, whom Domitian regarded as both a negative model and a secret source of inspiration. With The Fragility of Power, Stefano Rebeggiani offers thoughtful parallels between the actions of the Thebaid and the intellectual activities and political views formulated by the groups of Roman aristocrats who survived Nero's repression. He argues that the poem draws inspiration from an initial phase in Domitian's regime characterized by a positive relationship between the emperor and the Roman elite. Statius creates a number of innovative strategies to negotiate elements of continuity between Domitian and Nero, so as to show that, while Domitian recuperated aspects of Nero's self-presentation, he was no second Nero. Statius' poem interacts with aspects of imperial ideology under Domitian: Statius' allusions to the stories of Phaethon and Hercules engage Domitian's use of solar symbols and his association with Hercules. This book also shows that the Thebaid adapts previous texts (in particular Lucan's Bellum Civile) in order to connect the mythical subject of its narrative with the historical experience of civil war in Rome in 69 CE. By moving past recent solely aesthetic readings of the Thebaid, The Fragility of Power offers a serious and thoughtful addition to the recent scholarship in Statian studies.

The Dark Side Of Female Power In Ancient Rome Betrayals Alliances And Conspiracies

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Author : Caesar Aurelius
language : en
Publisher: Caesar Aurelius
Release Date : 2025-02-01

The Dark Side Of Female Power In Ancient Rome Betrayals Alliances And Conspiracies written by Caesar Aurelius and has been published by Caesar Aurelius this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-02-01 with History categories.

Throughout the history of ancient Rome, the fate of the empire was not shaped solely by its great generals, emperors, and senators. Behind the scenes, in the shadows of power, stood extraordinary women—manipulators, strategists, and conspirators—who played a decisive role in shaping the destiny of Rome. 📜 Discover the hidden history of Rome’s most dangerous women: 👑 Livia Drusilla – The empress who silently ruled from behind the throne, orchestrating imperial successions. 🔥 Agrippina Minor – The mother of Nero, who built an empire through calculated alliances and ruthless betrayals. 💀 Messalina – A deadly seductress whose lust for power led to her downfall. ⚔️ Fulvia – A fierce political player who waged war to secure her family's dominance. 🏛️ Julia Maesa – The grandmother who engineered the rise of emperors through cunning plots. ❤️ Berenice – The exotic queen who captivated a Roman emperor but was ultimately discarded. 🔍 Unravel the secret lives of these women: 🕵️‍♀️ Poisonings, political marriages, and silent coups. 💬 Manipulation, alliances, and betrayals in the heart of Rome’s imperial court. 🏺 The dark art of controlling emperors from the shadows. Power was not only in the hands of men. These women knew how to play the game—and sometimes, they won. 📖 A gripping, well-researched exploration of the invisible forces that shaped Rome's greatest dramas. Note: This edition contains only text and does not include images. It focuses exclusively on historical content to provide an immersive and detailed reading experience.

First Converts

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Author : Shelly Matthews
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2001

First Converts written by Shelly Matthews and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Religion categories.

It has often been said that rich pagan women, much more so than men, were attracted both to early Judaism and Christianity. This book provides a new reading of sources from which this truism springs, focusing on two texts from the turn of the first century, Josephus's Antiquities and Luke's Acts. The book studies representation, analyzing the repeated portrayal of rich women as aiding and/or converting to early Judaism in its various forms. It also shows how these sources can be used in reconstructing women's history, thus engaging current feminist debates about the relationship of rhetorical presentation of women in texts to historical reality. Because many of these texts speak of high-standing women's conversion to Judaism and early Christianity, this book also engages in the current debate about whether early Judaism was a missionary religion. The author argues that focusing on these stories of women converts and adherents, which have been largely ignored in previous discussions of the missionary question, sets the missionary question in a new, more adequate framework. The first chapter elucidates a story in Josephus's Antiquities of the mishaps of two Roman matrons devoted to Isis and Jewish cults by considering the common Hellenistic topos linking high-standing women, promiscuity, and religious impropriety. The remaining chapters demonstrate that in spite of this topos, Josephus, Luke, and other religious apologists did tell stories of rich women's associations with their communities for positive rhetorical effect. In so doing, the book challenges the widespread assumption that women's association with "foreign" religious cults was always derided, questions scholarly arguments about public and private roles in antiquity, and invites reflection on issues of mission and conversion within the larger framework of Greco-Roman benefaction.

The Roman Audience

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Author : Timothy Peter Wiseman
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2015

The Roman Audience written by Timothy Peter Wiseman and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.

In an ambitious overview of a thousand years of history, from the formation of the city-state of Rome to the establishment of a fully Christian culture, T. P. Wiseman examines the evidence for the oral delivery of Roman 'literature' to mass public audiences.

Romans And Barbarians Beyond The Frontiers

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Author : Sergio Gonzalez Sanchez
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2017-03-31

Romans And Barbarians Beyond The Frontiers written by Sergio Gonzalez Sanchez and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-31 with History categories.

This first thematic volume of the new series TRAC Themes in Roman Archaeology brings renowned international experts to discuss different aspects of interactions between Romans and ‘barbarians’ in the northwestern regions of Europe. Northern Europe has become an interesting arena of academic debate around the topics of Roman imperialism and Roman:‘barbarian’ interactions, as these areas comprised Roman provincial territories, the northern frontier system of the Roman Empire (limes), the vorlimes (or buffer zone), and the distant barbaricum. This area is, today, host to several modern European nations with very different historical and academic discourses on their Roman past, a factor in the recent tendency towards the fragmentation of approaches and the application of postcolonial theories that have favored the advent of a varied range of theoretical alternatives. Case studies presented here span across disciplines and territories, from American anthropological studies on transcultural discourse and provincial organization in Gaul, to historical approaches to the propagandistic use of the limes in the early 20th century German empire; from Danish research on warrior identities and Roman-Scandinavian relations, to innovative ideas on culture contact in Roman Ireland; and from new views on Romano-Germanic relations in Central European Barbaricum, to a British comparative exercise on frontier cultures. The volume is framed by a brilliant theoretical introduction by Prof. Richard Hingley and a comprehensive concluding discussion by Prof. David Mattingly.

A Life In Parables And Poetry Mishael Maswari Caspi

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Author : John T. Greene
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2020-08-10

A Life In Parables And Poetry Mishael Maswari Caspi written by John T. Greene and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-10 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

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