Mothers, Murderers and Role-Models: Women and power in ancient Rome
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Mothers, Murderers and Role-Models: Women and power in ancient Rome
Julius Caesar, Nero, Hadrian... those who held official power in ancient Rome the magistrates, generals and emperors were all male. But with the establishment of the imperial regime women began to rise to prominence. From the trail-blazing Livia, wife of Augustus, to the remarkable Eumachia, whose name adorned the monumental building she funded in the centre of Pompeii, women played vital and visible parts in public life. Come and meet these extraordinary women, and their critics, in this one-hour lecture exploring power in the Roman Empire.
Catharine Edwards is a writer, TV presenter, and Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Birkbeck University. She works on Roman cultural history and Latin literature, as well as the reception of Classical antiquity in later periods. She has presented a three-part series on the empresses of ancient Rome for BBC4.
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Megan Hook-Child
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