The Women of the Caesars (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
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Women of the Caesars explores what life was like for ordinary women in ancient Rome, and also details the lives of notable women of the time. With chapters devoted to such women as Livia and Julia; Agrippina; the sisters of Caligula; and Agrippina the Younger, mother of Nero, the book is a lively and revealing history of the women who influenced the rulers of ancient Rome.
Guglielmo Ferrero
GUGLIELMO FERRERO (Portici, 1871 - Mont-Pèlerin sur Vevey, 1942) fue un destacado historiador y periodista de filiación liberal. Tras la publicación de los seis volúmenes de su magna Grandeza y decadencia de Roma (1902), recorrió Europa y Estados Unidos —invitado por el presidente Theodore Roosevelt en persona— dando conferencias. Fue también un gran estudioso de la Revolución francesa, a la que dedicó obras como Bonaparte en Italia (1936) o Talleyrand en el Congreso de Viena (1940).
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5"The Women of the Caesars" is comprised of six chapters, opening with a general account of women & marriage in Ancient Rome, followed by a history of the times from 38 BC to AD 59.The text doesn't strictly follow the lives of Roman women. There is as much detail on the emperors of this period, including Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero's early years.Prominent women of the time include Livia, Julia (1 & 2), Antonia, Messalina, and Agrippina (1 & 2).In general this account portrays how certain women influenced their men and how they fit into society. An empress wielded a lot of power. Women on the whole had much more liberty than the Greeks of this time.The writing itself is easy to digest. On the whole I found this an interesting read. Worth checking out if you want to know what Roman times were like during this period.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Too Pollyanna-ish. Author focused too much on the Emperors.