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Livia: First Lady of Imperial Rome - Couverture rigide

Barrett, Anthony

 
9780300091960: Livia: First Lady of Imperial Rome
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0300091966 ISBN 13 : 9780300091960
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Livia (58 BC-29 AD), the wife of the first Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus, and mother of the second, Tiberius, wielded power at the centre of Roman politics for most of her long life. Livia has been portrayed as a cunning and sinister schemer, but in this biography (the first in English devoted to her) Livia emerges as a much more complex individual. Achieving influence unprecedented for a woman, she won support and even affection from her contemporaries and was widely revered after her death. Anthony A. Barrett, author of acclaimed biographies of Caligula and Agrippina, here examines Livia's life and her role in Roman politics. He recounts the events of her life, from her early days as a member of the wealthy and powerful Claudian family through her final conflicts with the new Emperor Tiberius. Barrett also considers how Livia helped shape the pattern of Roman government that prevailed for the next four centuries.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300091966
ISBN 13 
9780300091960
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
464
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