Livy's Women

<p><em>Livy’s Women</em> explores the profound questions arising from the presence of women of influence and power in the socio-political canvas of one of the most important histories of Rome and the Roman people <i>Ab Urbe Condita</i> (From the Foundation of the City). </p><p>This theoretically informed study of Livy’s monumental narrative charts the fascinating links between episodes containing references to women in prominent roles and the historian’s treatment of Rome’s evolutionary foundation story. Explicitly gendered in relation to the socio-cultural contexts informing the narrative the author’s background the literary landscape of Livy's Rome and the subsequent historiographical commentary this volume offers a comprehensive coherent and contextualised overview of all episodes in <i>Ab Urbe Condita</i> relating to women as agents of historical change.</p><p>As well as proving invaluable insights into socio-cultural history for Classicists <i>Livy’s Women</i> will also be of interest to instructors researchers and students of female representation in history in general.</p>