Treggiari Susan (Bass Professor Emeritus In The School Of Humanities And Sciences (Department Of Classics) Stanford University; Retired Member Of The Faculty Of Classics Bass Professor Emeritus In The School Of Humanities And Sciences (Department Of
Treggiari Susan (Bass Professor Emeritus In The School Of Humanities And Sciences (Department Of Classics) Stanford University; Retired Member Of The Faculty Of Classics Bass Professor Emeritus In The School Of Humanities And Sciences (Department Of
Treggiari Susan (Bass Professor Emeritus In The School Of Humanities And Sciences (Department Of Classics) Stanford University; Retired Member Of The Faculty Of Classics Bass Professor Emeritus In The School Of Humanities And Sciences (Department Of
Books
Regular price
$188.26 USD
Regular price
Sale price
$188.26 USD
Unit price
per
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Couldn't load pickup availability
Binding: Hardcover
Description: Servilia is often cited as one of the most influential women of the late Roman Republic. Though she was a high - born patrician her grandfather died disgraced and her controversial father was killed before he could stand for the consulship; she herself married twice but both husbands were mediocre. Nevertheless her position in the ruling class still afforded her significant social and political power and it is likely that she masterminded the distinguished marriages of her one son Brutus and her three daughters. During her second marriage she began an affair with Iulius Caesar which probably lasted for the rest of his life and is further indicative of the force of her charm and her exceptional intelligence. The patchiness of the sources means that a full biography is impossible though in suggesting connections between the available evidence and the speculative possibilities open to women of Servilia's status this volume aims to offer an insightful reconstruction of her life and position both as a member of the senatorial nobility and within her extended and nuclear family. The best attested period of Servilia's life for which the chief source is Cicero's letters follows the murder of Caesar by her son and her son - in - law Cassius who were leaders among the crowd of conspirators in the Senate House on the Ides of March in 44 BC. We find her energetically working to protect the assassins interests also defending her grandchildren by the Caesarian Lepidus when he was declared a public enemy and his property threatened with confiscation. Exploring the role she played during these turbulent years of the late Republic reveals much about the ways in which Romans of both sexes exerted influence and sought to control outcomes as well as about the place of women in high society allowing us to conclude that Servilia wielded her social and political power effectively though with discretion and within conventional limits.
Title: Servilia And Her Family
Author(s): Treggiari Susan (Bass Professor Emeritus In The School Of Humanities And Sciences (Department Of Classics) Stanford University; Retired Member Of The Faculty Of Classics Bass Professor Emeritus In The School Of Humanities And Sciences (Department Of Classics) Stanford University; Retired Member Of The Faculty Of Classics University Of Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198829348
Pages: 404 Pages
Publication Date: 3/17/2019
Category: Gender Studies: Women
Description: Servilia is often cited as one of the most influential women of the late Roman Republic. Though she was a high - born patrician her grandfather died disgraced and her controversial father was killed before he could stand for the consulship; she herself married twice but both husbands were mediocre. Nevertheless her position in the ruling class still afforded her significant social and political power and it is likely that she masterminded the distinguished marriages of her one son Brutus and her three daughters. During her second marriage she began an affair with Iulius Caesar which probably lasted for the rest of his life and is further indicative of the force of her charm and her exceptional intelligence. The patchiness of the sources means that a full biography is impossible though in suggesting connections between the available evidence and the speculative possibilities open to women of Servilia's status this volume aims to offer an insightful reconstruction of her life and position both as a member of the senatorial nobility and within her extended and nuclear family. The best attested period of Servilia's life for which the chief source is Cicero's letters follows the murder of Caesar by her son and her son - in - law Cassius who were leaders among the crowd of conspirators in the Senate House on the Ides of March in 44 BC. We find her energetically working to protect the assassins interests also defending her grandchildren by the Caesarian Lepidus when he was declared a public enemy and his property threatened with confiscation. Exploring the role she played during these turbulent years of the late Republic reveals much about the ways in which Romans of both sexes exerted influence and sought to control outcomes as well as about the place of women in high society allowing us to conclude that Servilia wielded her social and political power effectively though with discretion and within conventional limits.
Title: Servilia And Her Family
Author(s): Treggiari Susan (Bass Professor Emeritus In The School Of Humanities And Sciences (Department Of Classics) Stanford University; Retired Member Of The Faculty Of Classics Bass Professor Emeritus In The School Of Humanities And Sciences (Department Of Classics) Stanford University; Retired Member Of The Faculty Of Classics University Of Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198829348
Pages: 404 Pages
Publication Date: 3/17/2019
Category: Gender Studies: Women
