Women in Ancient Rome: A Sourcebook

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This sourcebook includes a rich and accessible selection of Roman original sources in translation ranging from the Etruscan period through Republican and Imperial Rome to the late Empire and the coming of Christianity. From Roman goddesses to mortal women, imperial women to slaves and prostitutes, the volume brings new perspectives to the study of Roman women’s lives. Literary sources comprise works by Livy, Catullus, Ovid, Juvenal and many others. Suggestions for further reading, a general bibliography, and an index of ancient authors and works are also included. Cover Half title Bloomsbury Sources in Ancient History Title Copyright Contents Introduction Abbreviations for works cited Part 1 Rome’s beginnings 1 Women and the legendary past 2 Women and the early kings 3 The Tarquins 4 Etruscan women Part 2 The Early and Middle Republic 5 The early laws and women: the Twelve Tables 6 Courageous women of the Early Republic 7 Women and religious life 8 Gender tensions 9 The Punic Wars 10 Women and property 11 Women of the upper and lower classes 12 Women in Roman comedy Part 3 The Late Republic 13 Women and powerful men 14 Some remarkable Roman women of the Late Republic 15 Weddings 16 Women in the inscriptional record 17 Agricultural workers Part 4 The Julio-Claudian Period 18 Augustan marriage legislation 19 Women of the imperial households 20 The Latin elegiac poets 21 Women in the inscriptional record 22 The housekeeper of the villa 23 Religion and magic Part 5 The Later Empire 24 Women of the Imperial households 25 Women throughout the Empire 26 Wealthy women 27 Lower-class women 28 The female body 29 Adultery and prostitution 30 Religion General bibliography Index of ancient authors and texts General index