The First Ladies of Rome: The Women Behind the Caesars

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Автор: Annelise Freisenbruch

Название: The First Ladies of Rome: The Women Behind the Caesars

Издательство: Vintage Digital

Год: 2011

Формат: pdf/epub/mobi

Размер: 10.7 Mb

Язык: Английский

Like their modern counterparts, the 'first ladies' of Rome were moulded to meet the political requirements of their emperors, be they fathers, husbands, brothers or lovers. But the women proved to be liabilities as well as assets - Augustus' daughter Julia was accused of affairs with at least five men, Claudius' wife Messalina was a murderous tease who cuckolded and humiliated her elderly husband, while Fausta tried to seduce her own stepson and engineered his execution before boiled to death as a punishment.

In The First Ladies of Rome Annelise Freisenbruch unveils the characters whose identities were to reverberate through the ages, from the virtuous consort, the sexually voracious schemer and the savvy political operator, to the flighty bluestocking, the religious icon and the romantic heroine.