2007, ISBN: 9780415331432

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Hardcover, 0415331439., Near Fine with no dust jacket, Roman History|Near Eastern Studies|Women's Studies|Imperial|Roman Empire, Gift inscription from author to Elaine Matthews on ffep. O… Mehr…

Hardcover, 0415331439., Near Fine with no dust jacket, Roman History|Near Eastern Studies|Women's Studies|Imperial|Roman Empire, Gift inscription from author to Elaine Matthews on ffep. One corner slightly rubbed else Fine.; Women of the Ancient World; 288 pages; This book covers Julia's life, and charts her travels throughout the Empire from Aswan to York during a period of profound upheaval, and seeks the truth about this woman who inspired such extreme and contrasting views, exposing the instability of our sources about her, and characterizing a sympathetic, courageous, intelligent, and important woman. This book contains a fresh re-assessment of the one of the most significant figures of her time and questions: • Was Julia more powerful than earlier empresses? • Did she really promote despotism? • How seriously is her literary circle to be taken? As part of a dynasty which used force and violence to preserve its rule, she was distrusted by its subjects; as a Syrian, she was the object of prejudice; as a woman with power, she was resented. On the other hand, Domna was the centre of a literary circle considered highly significant by nineteenth-century admirers.; Signed by Author., [PU: Routledge]<