Roman women : their history and habits / J.P.V.D. Balsdon.

In this highly acclaimed work, an in-depth study of the important women in ancient Rome is combined with a detailed examination of Roman women's daily life. Covering a period of more than one thousand years, this book traces the history and habits of Roman women from the founding of Rome in 753...

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Main Author: Balsdon, J. P. V. D. (John Percy Vyvian Dacre), 1901-1977
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Barnes & Noble, 1983, ©1962.
Edition:1st Barnes & Noble books ed.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-336) and index. 
505 0 |a I. Early Republican Rome : -- Foundation of the city: the she-wolf and other women involved; The Rape of the Sabine women; Innocent women, lustful men, and a better government of follow; The mother of Coriolanus; Sacrifice and service; Moral decline in a post-war period; The Bacchanalian scandal; Noble women. 
505 0 |a II. Female emancipation -- III. Introduction to the Empire -- IV. The women of Augustus' court. 
505 0 |a V. Messalina, Agrippina and Poppaea: -- The death (in A.D. 48) and life of the Empress Messalina; The death (in A.D. 59) and life of the Empress Agrippina; The daughters of Claudius and the womenfolk of Nero; Epilogue: The last of the Julian ladies. 
505 0 |a VI. From the Flavians to Constantine: -- The Flavians: women of the Court; The womenfolk of Trajan and Hadrian; The women of the Antonines; The achievement of Julia Domna and her sister; The mother of Constantine and the daughter of Diocletian. 
505 0 |a VII. The wedding ceremony: -- The choice of a husband; Betrothal; Forms of marriage; Fixing the day; The wedding; Dowry. 
505 0 |a VIII. Children -- IX. Happy marriages -- X. Unhappy marriages, and divorce. 
505 0 |a XI. Less reputable women: -- Prostitutes -- Courtesans -- Slavewomen, freedwomen and concubines. 
505 0 |a XII. Holy women, religious women and divine women -- XIII. Women's daily life : -- Dress; Coiffure; Make-up and jewels; Baths; Woman at home; woman abroad. 
505 0 |a XIV. Epilogue : -- The Julii and Claudii; The womenfolk of Trajan and Hadrian; The womenfolk of the Antonines; The womenfolk of Septimius Severus, Elagabalus; and Severus Alexander. 
520 |a In this highly acclaimed work, an in-depth study of the important women in ancient Rome is combined with a detailed examination of Roman women's daily life. Covering a period of more than one thousand years, this book traces the history and habits of Roman women from the founding of Rome in 753 B.C. to the death of Constantine in A.D. 337. Part one discusses Roman women of myth and legend. From the She-Wolf that nurtured Romulus and Remus, to the outraged Sabines, Roman lore featured many women, often in central roles. Such women include the powerful and political Livia, wife of Augustus; Julia Domna, whose influence and personality pervaded the empire from A.D.185 to 217; and Zenobia, who conquered Egypt in A.D. 267. This book also reviews the habits of Roman women from all walks of life. It discusses the societal norms concerning such issues as marriage, child-rearing, adultery, divorce, alcohol consumption, and the arduous beauty regimen undertaken by Roman women. Overall, it presents the social history of Rome from a valuable perspective, the feminine one. -- Publisher description 
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