The Cursus Laborum Of Roman Women

Author : Anna Tatarkiewicz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-09
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781350337404

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The 'cursus laborum' of Roman Women by Anna Tatarkiewicz Pdf

This book assesses a narrow but vital – and so far understudied – part of Roman women's lives: puberty, preparation for pregnancy, pregnancy and childbirth. Bringing together for the first time the material and textual sources for this key life stage, it describes the scientific, educational, medical and emotional aspects of the journey towards motherhood. The first half of the book considers the situation a Roman girl would find herself in when it came to preparing for children. Sources document the elementary sexual education offered at the time, and society's knowledge of reproductive health. We see how Roman women had recourse to medical advice, but also turned to religion and magic in their preparations for childbirth. The second half of the book follows the different stages of pregnancy and labour. As well as the often-documented examples of joyous expectation and realisation of progeny, there are also family tragedies - young girls dying prematurely, stillbirth, death in childbirth, and death during confinement. Finally, the book considers the social change that childbirth wrought on the mother, not just the new baby – in many ways it was also a mother who was in the process of being conceived and brought into the world.

Author : Bonnie MacLachlan
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441142429

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Women in Ancient Rome by Bonnie MacLachlan Pdf

This sourcebook includes a rich and accessible selection of Roman original sources in translation ranging from the Regal 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.

Author : J. P. V. D. Balsdon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:987235749

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Roman women by J. P. V. D. Balsdon Pdf

Author : Eve D'Ambra
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521818391

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Author : Augusto Fraschetti
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0226260941

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Roman Women by Augusto Fraschetti Pdf

This collection of essays features important Roman women who were active in politics, theater, cultural life, and religion from the first through the fourth centuries. The contributors draw on rare documents in an attempt to reconstruct in detail the lives and accomplishments of these exceptional women, a difficult task considering that the Romans recorded very little about women. They thought it improper for a woman's virtues to be praised outside the home. Moreover, they believed that a feeble intellect, a weakness in character, and a general incompetence prevented a woman from participating in public life. Through this investigation, we encounter a number of idiosyncratic personalities. They include the vestal virgin Claudia; Cornelia, a matron; the passionate Fulvia; a mime known as "Lycoris"; the politician Livia; the martyr and writer Vibia Perpetua; a hostess named Helena Augusta; the intellectual Hypatia; and the saint Melania the Younger. Unlike their silent female counterparts, these women stood out in a culture where it was terribly difficult and odd to do so.

Author : Alfred Brittain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Women
ISBN : OCLC:72802828

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Roman Women by Alfred Brittain Pdf

Author : Paul Chrystal
Publisher : Fonthill Media
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Roman Women by Paul Chrystal Pdf

Author : Amy Richlin
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472035922

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Arguments with Silence by Amy Richlin Pdf

Examining the perishable nature of the history of women’s lives

Author : John P. V. D. Balsdon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:313024919

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Roman Women by John P. V. D. Balsdon Pdf

Author : Sara Elise Phang
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216071532

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Daily Life of Women in Ancient Rome by Sara Elise Phang Pdf

This book provides an invaluable introduction to the social, economic, and legal status of women in ancient Rome. Daily Life of Women in Ancient Rome is an invaluable introduction to the lives of women in the late Roman Republic and first three centuries of the Roman Empire. Arranged chronologically and thematically, it examines how Roman women were born, educated, married, and active in economic, social, public, and religious life, as well as how they were commemorated and honored after death. Though they were excluded from formal public and military offices, wealthy Roman women participated in public life as benefactors and in religious life as priestesses. The book also acknowledges the status and occupations of women taking part in public life as textile producers, retail workers, and agricultural laborers, as well as enslaved women. The book provides a thorough introduction to the social history of women in the Roman world and gives students and aspiring scholars references to current scholarship and to primary literary and documentary sources, including collected sources in translation.

Author : John Percy Vyvian Dacre Balsdon
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007506731

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Roman Women by John Percy Vyvian Dacre Balsdon Pdf

Author : Brian Williams
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2002-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1588106322

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Ancient Roman Women by Brian Williams Pdf

Looks at how women lived in ancient Roman times, discussing marriage, fashion, and religion.

Author : J. P. V. D. Balsdon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Women
ISBN : OCLC:313024919

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Roman women by J. P. V. D. Balsdon Pdf

Author : Suzanne Dixon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Women
ISBN : OCLC:988702229

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Reading Roman Women by Suzanne Dixon Pdf

Author : Bruce W. Winter
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Rome
ISBN : 0802849717

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Roman Wives, Roman Widows by Bruce W. Winter Pdf

During the late Republic and early Empire, the new woman' made her appearance. This was a wife or widow of means who took part in life outside the walls of her house, including wider society, business and extra-marital affairs.