Domina - The Women Who Made Imperial Rome de la Bedoyere GuyPevná vazba
Domina - The Women Who Made Imperial Rome de la Bedoyere GuyPevná vazba A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious Julio-Claudian women who forged an empireAugustus, Tiberius,…
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Domina - The Women Who Made Imperial Rome de la Bedoyere GuyPevná vazba
A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious Julio-Claudian women who forged an empireAugustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero-these are the names history associates with the early Roman Empire. In this captivating history, a prominent scholar of the era documents the Julio-Claudian women whose bloodline, ambition, and ruthlessness made it possible for the emperors' line to continue.Eminent scholar Guy de la Bedoyere, author of Praetorian, asserts that the women behind the scenes-including Livia, Octavia, and the elder and younger Agrippina-were the true backbone of the dynasty. Yet, not a single one of these emperors was the blood son of his predecessor.
Anyone who enjoys I, Claudius will be fascinated by this study of dynastic power and gender interplay in ancient Rome. De la Bedoyere draws on the accounts of ancient Roman historians to revisit a familiar time from a completely fresh vantage point.