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Can I read Cornelia: Mother of the Gracchi (Women of the Ancient World) on EtoBox?
Cornelia: Mother of the Gracchi (Women of the Ancient World) by Suzanne Dixon is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Cornelia: Mother of the Gracchi (Women of the Ancient World) about?
Examining the remarkable life of Cornelia, famed as the epitome of virtue, fidelity and intelligence, Suzanne Dixon presents an in-depth study of the woman who perhaps represented the ideal of the Roman matrona more than any other. Studying her life during a period of political turmoil, Dixon examines Cornelia's attributes: daughter of Scipio Africanus, wife of an aristocrat, and mother of the Gracchi; and how these enabled her to move in high echelons of society. For students and scholars of classical studies and Roman history, this book will give students a glimpse into the life of Cornelia, and of the influence she had on the period.
Who reads Cornelia: Mother of the Gracchi (Women of the Ancient World)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Suzanne Dixon
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9786610871988
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, History, Biography