Livia: First Lady of Imperial Rome

Barrett, Anthony A.

ISBN 10: 0300091966 / ISBN 13: 9780300091960

Published by Yale University Press, 2002

About this Item

First Printing with full number line down to 1. Prior owner's address sticker on top corner of front flyleaf. Otherwise inside is clean and unmarked. Scuffing on edge of book board (see photo 6). Dust jacket has some wear. See photos.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Livia: First Lady of Imperial Rome
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300091966
• ISBN 13: 9780300091960
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 3.18W x 16.51H x 24.13D centimeters 3.18 centimeters width by 16.51 centimeters height by 24.13 centimeters depth
• Weight: 771 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Edition
  • Biography
  • History

About this title

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.