Livia: First Lady of Imperial Rome

Barrett, Anthony A.

ISBN 10: 0300091966 / ISBN 13: 9780300091960

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, 2002

About this Item

New, 1st edition / 1st printing, red boards w silver font on spine, 425 pps, + photos + map. Off the shelf, clean, bright, tight, unmarked. Dust cover unclipped (but no price is noted) and equally pristine. GIFT QUALITY. Includes bibliographical references and index. Dr. Barrett is an academic, classics professor at the Univ of British Columbia, well respected. "This is the first biography in English of one of Rome's most famous and infamous women, Livia (58 BC-AD 29), wife of Augustus and mother of Tiberius, who dominated imperial politics for decades. The first half of the study presents a chronological history of her extraordinary life followed by a thematic exploration of the huge influence she had which was a continuous source of contention between Livia and Tiberius. Almost half of the book comprises appendices, sources and notes, leaving the first part of the study more accessible to general readers. This is a scholarly work which strives to correct the lasting impression that Robert Graves (in I Claudius ) has left of a manipulative murderess.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Livia: First Lady of Imperial Rome
• Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300091966
• ISBN 13: 9780300091960
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • HISTORY / MILITARY*

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Synopsis

This is the first biography in English of one of Rome's most famous and infamous women, Livia (58 BC-AD 29), wife of Augustus and mother of Tiberius, who dominated imperial politics for decades. The first half of the study presents a chronological history of her extraordinary life followed by a thematic exploration of her groundbreaking role which was a continuous source of contention between Livia and Tiberius. Almost half of the book comprises appendices, sources and notes, leaving the first part of the study more accessible to general readers. This is a scholarly work which strives to correct the lasting impression that Robert Graves has left of a manipulative murderess.

About the Author

Anthony K. Barrett is professor of classics at the University of British Columbia.