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