Julio-Claudian dynasty Archive
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Some Observations on Nero and the City of Rome
Posted on January 27, 2013 | No CommentsMost Neronian interventions concerning the layout of the city have been made after the Great Fire of A.D. 64. Two of the few previous important interventions were the new arrangement of the via Recta and the construction of the pons Neronianus, giving access to the area with the new baths Nero built near those of Marcus Agrippa. -
Flavian Visual Propaganda : Building a Dynasty
Posted on October 11, 2012 | No CommentsIn addition to demonstrating the application of the three themes in these instances, I would like to draw particular attention to the interrelation of the following: the misunderstood significance of the Temple of Isis in the Flavian triumph; the refiguring of Nero -
Can One Believe the Ancient Sources That Describe Messalina?
Posted on September 29, 2012 | No CommentsOne of the primary sources that discusses Messalina in the most depth is The Annals, by Tacitus. However, Tacitus?s account of Messalina is questionable in several ways. First, Tacitus seems to have distinct motives for writing about Messalina that call into question the accuracy of his depiction. -
The censure of powerful women : roman monarchy and gender anxiety
Posted on August 30, 2012 | No CommentsRoman literature is full of disparaging commentary on women. Pemales in general are depicted as greedy, susceptible to luxuria, at the mercy of their uncontrollable passions, deceitful, jealous and cruel; a woman in proximity to power will attempt to corrupt that power or usurp it for herself and her own personal desires. -
Julio-Claudian empresses
Posted on August 27, 2012 | No CommentsThe social framework in which Romans lived has been reexamined in recent years. One important focus, the study of Roman women and family, has emerged.1 Indeed, social historians argue that the roles generally played by wives and mothers are crucial keys to our understanding their value in Roman society. -
A Crisis in the Multiethnic Society of Ancient Alexandria (66 A.D.)
Posted on December 24, 2009 | No CommentsMy intention is to examine an episode from the first period of Roman domination, when the coexistence between the different ethnic groups in Alexandria (the body of Greek cit- izens, the Egyptian population and the Jewish community) was marked by signs of extreme tension and outbreaks of violence.
