Maternal Megalomania Julia Domna and the Imperial Politics of Motherhood
How the maternal image of the empress Julia Domna helped the Roman empire rule.Ancient authors emphasize dramatic moments in the life of Julia Domna, wife of Roman emperor Septimius Severus (193-211). They accuse her of ambition unforgivable in a woman, of instigating civil war to place her sons on...
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Main Author: | Langford, Julie (auth) |
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Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
2013
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