Maternal Megalomania
Titel: | Maternal Megalomania : Julia Domna and the Imperial Politics of Motherhood / Julie Langford |
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Veröffentlicht: | Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013 |
Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 203 pages :) : Illustrations |
Format: | E-Book |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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ISBN: | 9781421408484 ; 1421408481 ; 9781421408477 ; 1421408473 |
- Preface
- Introduction
- Julia Domna Who?
- Carving Out a Niche
- Severan Dynastic Propaganda and Julia Domna
- 1
- Not Your Momma
- Problematizing Julia Domna as the Mater Castrorum
- Women and the Military
- Faustina the Younger
- The\Military and the Domus Augusta
- Severus and the Mater Castrorum Title
- Severus, the Military, and Julia Domna
- About Face!
- Conclusion
- 2
- Romancing the Romans
- Julia Domna and the Populus Romanus
- The\Nature of the Sources
- The\Princeps and the Plebs
- The\Roman Populace, Public Demonstrations, and Divine Inspiration
- Severan Propaganda and the Urban Plebs
- Roman Matrona, Mother, and Protectress
- Severus, the Populus Romanus, and the Collegia
- And Julia Domna?
- But What Does It All Mean?
- 3
- Mater Senatus, Mater Patriae
- Julia Domna as Senatorial Savior
- Natural Rivals
- Severus's Senate
- Creating Consensus in the Senate
- Negotiating Dynasty
- Julia Domna in Cassius Dio
- Moderating Maternal Megalomania
- Conclusion
- Ideological Crisis
- On the Dangers of Taking Ideology Too Seriously
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index