| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 95 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Women of the ancient world |
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Women of the ancient world.
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| Contents |
Chapter 1 Fact and fable: Sorting out the sources -- chapter 2 People, politics, propaganda -- chapter 3 Culture wars -- chapter 4 The icon -- chapter 5 Afterlife |
| Summary |
Examining the remarkable life of Cornelia, famed as the epitome of virtue, fidelity and intelligence, Suzanne Dixon presents an in-depth study of the woman who perhaps represented the ideal of the Roman matrona more than any other. Studying her life during a period of political turmoil, Dixon examines Cornelia's 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. For students and scholars of classical studies and Roman history, this book will give students a glimpse in |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi.
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| SUBJECT |
Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi fast |
| Subject |
Women -- Rome -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- Ancient.
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Women
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| SUBJECT |
Rome -- History -- Republic, 265-30 B.C.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115116
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| Subject |
Rome (Empire)
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2006033829 |
| ISBN |
041533148X |
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9780415331487 |
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0415331471 |
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9780415331470 |
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0203392434 |
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9780203392430 |
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9786610871988 |
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6610871981 |
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