Description
Book SynopsisTen essays by specialists in art history, history, and papyrology offer reflections on women in Roman society based on the material evidence provided by art, archaeology, and ancient literary sources.
Trade Review"As might be expected from the calibre of the contributors, this is a first-rate collection of essays... Like I Claudia, this book will appeal to many others besides classicists. The two volumes will be a must for anyone interested in social history or women's history; the treatment, style, and illustrations make this volume accessible to general readers." -Karl Galinsky, Floyd A. Cailloux Centennial Professor of Classics, University of Texas at Austin
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Notes To The Reader
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: "Her Parents Gave Her The Name Clavdia" (Diana E. E. Kleiner and Susan B. Matheson)
- Livia To Helena: Women In Power, Women In The Provinces (Cornelius L. Vermeule III)
- Livia: Portrait and Propaganda (Rolf Winkes)
- Family Ties: Mothers and Sons in Elite and Non-Elite Roman Art (Diana E. E. Kleiner)
- Just Window Dressing?: Imperial Women as Architectural Sculpture (Mary R. Boatwright)
- Mortals, Empresses, And Earth Goddesses: Demeter And Persphone In Public and Private Apotheosis (Susan Wood)
- Nudity And Adornment In Female Portrait Sculpture Of The Second Century AD (Eve d'Ambra)
- Jewelry For The Unmarried (Andrew Oliver)
- The Elder Clavdia: Older Women In Roman Art (Susan B. Matheson)
- Marriage Egyptian Style (Diana Delia)
- Widows Too Young In Their Widowhood (Ann Ellis Hanson)
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
