Great Women of Imperial Rome - Mothers and Wives of the Caesars

Informationen zum Autor Jasper Burns Klappentext A lively and engaging account of the leading ladies of imperial Rome from the foundation of the Empire to the third century AD (and a postscript on the fourth century). It is illustrated by 416 Coin Photographs as well as a dozen striking portraits by the author, and will thus be an indispensable resource for historians, art historians and numismatists in addition to its wider appeal. Zusammenfassung A lively and engaging account of the leading ladies of imperial Rome from the foundation of the Empire to the third century AD (and a postscript on the fourth century).  It is illustrated by 416 Coin Photographs as well as a dozen striking portraits by the author, and will thus be an indispensable resource for historians, art historians and numismatists in addition to its wider appeal. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1: Livia; 2: Antonia; 3: Agrippina the Elder; 4: Agrippina the Younger; 5: Domitia Longina; 6: Plotina; 7: Sabina; 8: Faustina the Elder; 9: Faustina the Younger; 10: Julia Domna; 11: Julia Mamaea; 12: Epilogue

Product details

• Authors: Jasper Burns, Burns Jasper
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.11.2006
• EAN: 9780415408974
• ISBN: 978-0-415-40897-4
• No. of pages: 376
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Coins, Currency & Medals, Ancient World, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Collecting coins, banknotes, medals and other related items, Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics)