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A Rome of one's own : the forgotten women of the Roman Empire / Emma Southon.

by Southon, Emma.

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Abrams Press, 2023.

937.06082 S727r

Women -- Rome -- History.

Rome -- History -- Empire, 284-476.

9781419760181 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Forgotten women of the Roman Empire

History of the Roman Empire in 21 women.

404 p. ; 24 cm.

"Originally published in Great Britain, the Republic of Ireland, and Australia as A history of the Roman Empire in 21 women by OneWorld Publications"--T. p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-392) and index.

"The history of Rome has long been narrow and one-sided, essentially a history of 'the Doing of Important Things,' and as far as Roman historians have been concerned, women don't make that history. From Romulus through the political stab-fest of the late Republic, and then on to all the emperors, Roman historians may deign to give you a wife or a mother to show how bad things become when women get out of control, but history is more than that. Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own is the best kind of correction. This is a retelling of the history of Rome with all the things Roman history writers relegate to the background, or designate as domestic, feminine, or worthless. This is a history of women who caused outrage, led armies in rebellion, wrote poetry; who lived independently or under the thumb of emperors. Told with humor and verve as well as a deep scholarly background, A Rome of One's Own highlights women overlooked and misunderstood, and through them offers a fascinating and groundbreaking chronicle of the ancient world."--From publisher.

Dr. Emma Southon holds a PhD in Ancient History from the University of Birmingham. The author of 'Marriage, Sex and Death: the Family and the Fall of Rome' and 'Agrippina,' she cohosts a history podcast with writer Janina Matthewson called 'History is Sexy,' and works full time as a bookseller at Waterstones Belfast.

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