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The first ladies of Rome : the women behind the Caesars by Annelise Freisenbruch is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The first ladies of Rome : the women behind the Caesars about?
Like their modern counterparts, the 'first ladies' of Rome were moulded to meet the political requirements of their emperors, be they fathers, husbands, brothers or lovers. But the women proved to be liabilities as well as assets - Augustus' daughter Julia was accused of affairs with at least five men, Claudius' wife Messalina was a murderous tease who cuckolded and humiliated her elderly husband, while Fausta tried to seduce her own stepson and engineered his execution before boiled to death as a punishment. In The First Ladies of Rome Annelise Freisenbruch unveils the characters whose identities were to reverberate through the ages, from the virtuous consort, the sexually voracious schemer and the savvy political operator, to the flighty bluestocking, the religious icon and the romantic heroine. Using a rich spectrum of literary, artistic, archaeological and epigraphic evidence, this book uncovers for the first time the kaleidoscopic story of some of the most intriguing women in history, and the vivid and complex role of the empresses as political players on Rome's great stage.
Who reads The first ladies of Rome : the women behind the Caesars?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Annelise Freisenbruch
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781446499061
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Memoir
- Rating
- 3.79 / 5 (81 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13