Cornelia: Mother of the Gracchi

ISBN-13: 9780415331487 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 128 str.

D. Suzanne Dixon

Opis

Examining the life of Cornelia, famed as the epitome of virtue and intelligence, this book presents a study of the woman who represented the ideal of the Roman matrona. It examines her attributes: daughter of Scipio Africanus, wife of an aristocrat, and mother of the Gracchi; and how these enabled her to move in high echelons of society.

Spis treści

1. Fact and Fable: Sorting Out the Sources  2. People, Politics, Propaganda   3. Culture Wars  4. The Icon  5. Afterlife

O autorze

Suzanne Dixon