{"product_id":"maternal-megalomania-9781421408477","title":"Maternal Megalomania","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe employs Julia Domna as a case study to explore the creation of ideology between the emperor and its subjects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing contemporary and later literary sources and artifacts such as imperial coins and monument inscriptions produced during the Severan dynasty, Langford questions Empress Julia Domna's power and influence in Severan politics. Choice Provocative and original... Langford's conclusions are daring and... mark out significant new territory in the study of the political culture of the High Empire. -- Adam Kemezis Bryn Mawr Classical Review In just 123 pages, Langford adds a new dimension to the proliferation of texts about Rome's first third-century empress. -- Ryan Ricciardi New England Classical Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eJulia Domna Who?\u003cbr\u003eCarving Out a Niche\u003cbr\u003eSeveran Dynastic Propaganda and Julia Domna\u003cbr\u003e1. Not Your Momma\u003cbr\u003eProblematizing Julia Domna as the Mater Castrorum\u003cbr\u003eWomen and the Military\u003cbr\u003eFaustina the Younger: The Mother of All Mothers of the Camp\u003cbr\u003eThe Military and the Domus Augusta: All in the Family?\u003cbr\u003eSeverus and the Mater Castrorum Title\u003cbr\u003eSeverus, the Military, and Julia Domna\u003cbr\u003eAbout Face!\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e2. Romancing the Romans\u003cbr\u003eJulia Domna and the Populus Romanus\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature of the Sources\u003cbr\u003eThe Princeps and the Plebs\u003cbr\u003eThe Roman Populace, Public Demonstrations, and Divine Inspiration\u003cbr\u003eSeveran Propaganda and the Urban Plebs\u003cbr\u003eRoman Matrona, Mother, and Protectress\u003cbr\u003eSeverus, the Populus Romanus, and the Collegia\u003cbr\u003eAnd Julia Domna?\u003cbr\u003eBut What Does It All Mean?\u003cbr\u003e3. Mater Senatus, Mater Patriae\u003cbr\u003eJulia Domna as Senatorial Savior\u003cbr\u003eNatural Rivals: Imperial Women and the Senate\u003cbr\u003eSeverus's Senate\u003cbr\u003eCreating Consensus in the Senate: Wooing, Marginalizing, and Exterminating\u003cbr\u003eNegotiating Dynasty: Maternal Megalomania and Senatorial Subversions\u003cbr\u003eJulia Domna in Cassius Dio\u003cbr\u003eModerating Maternal Megalomania\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eIdeological Crisis\u003cbr\u003eOn the Dangers of Taking Ideology Too Seriously\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Hoard Details of the Severan Hoard Analysis Database by Clare Rowan\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Frequency of Julia Domna Coin Types in Hoards around the Mediterranean\u003cbr\u003eAppendix C: Dating the Mater Senatus, Mater Patriae Titles\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529526583639,"sku":"9781421408477","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421408477.jpg?v=1731875961","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/maternal-megalomania-9781421408477","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}