Women in Ancient Rome - A Sourcebook

This sourcebook includes a rich and accessible selection of Roman original sources in translation ranging from the Regal Period through Republican and Imperial Rome to the late Empire and the coming of Christianity. From Roman goddesses to mortal women, imperial women to slaves and prostitutes, the volume brings new perspectives to the study of Roman women's lives. Literary sources comprise works by Livy, Catullus, Ovid, Juvenal and many others. Suggestions for further reading, a general bibliography, and an index of ancient authors and works are also included.

Product details

• Authors: Bonnie MacLachlan, Professor Bonnie MacLachlan
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.07.2013
• EAN: 9781441164216
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-6421-6
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 231 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Sources in Ancient History; Sources in Ancient History; Bloomsbury Sources in Ancient History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Antike, Rom, Römer, altes Rom, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Römisches Reich, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Social History, Antike (griechisch-römisch) / Rom (Staat, Reich), Rom (Staat, Reich), Antike (griechisch-römisch) / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Englische Bücher / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Zeitgeschichte, Frau / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Antike (griechisch-römisch) / Gesellschaft, Bürgertum, Frau / Gesellschaft, Politik, Recht