Francesca Rohr Vio
Biographic Data
| ID | 5632547 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francesca Rohr Vio |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francesca Rohr |
| FAMILY NAME | Vio |
| SIGNATURE | VIO F R |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5224-083X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Roman Matrons’ Wealth between Politics and Clichés
This chapter examines the role of elite women as property owners and financial managers in the Late Roman Republic. It highlights how women, often perceived as temporary custodians of wealth, actively engaged in economic transactions, from land-ownership to commercial investments. While matrons such as Cornelia and ‖Turia’ were praised for their responsible management of wealth, others like Clodia and Fulvia were criticized, often as a tool for p…
Women, Wealth and Power in the Roman Republic
In the Roman Republic, elite women were legally permitted to control substantial assets – and many demonstrably were in direct control of their wealth. They were also the mothers, wives and daughters of the politicians who built Rome's empire and, in a time of high mortality, could find themselves running households that did not contain adult men. This volume explores the political and social consequences of elite female wealth. It combines case …
Chapitre VII. La ricchezza delle matrone
Cette étude porte sur un épisode connu de l’époque triumvirale, daté de 42 av. J.-C. : la protestation des matrones romaines portée par Hortensia, fille de Quintus Hortensius Hortalus, et destinée à empêcher Antoine, Octave et Lépide de prélever des fonds pour financer la campagne imminente en Orient contre les Césaricides. L’affaire est relatée par Valère Maxime, Quintilien et Appien. Cette enquête a deux buts: sont étudiés d’un côté la nature e…
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Chapitre VII. La ricchezza delle matrone
Cette étude porte sur un épisode connu de l’époque triumvirale, daté de 42 av. J.-C. : la protestation des matrones romaines portée par Hortensia, fille de Quintus Hortensius Hortalus, et destinée à empêcher Antoine, Octave et Lépide de prélever des fonds pour financer la campagne imminente en Orient contre les Césaricides. L’affaire est relatée par Valère Maxime, Quintilien et Appien. Cette enquête a deux buts: sont étudiés d’un côté la nature e…
Roman Matrons’ Wealth between Politics and Clichés
This chapter examines the role of elite women as property owners and financial managers in the Late Roman Republic. It highlights how women, often perceived as temporary custodians of wealth, actively engaged in economic transactions, from land-ownership to commercial investments. While matrons such as Cornelia and ‖Turia’ were praised for their responsible management of wealth, others like Clodia and Fulvia were criticized, often as a tool for p…
Women, Wealth and Power in the Roman Republic
In the Roman Republic, elite women were legally permitted to control substantial assets – and many demonstrably were in direct control of their wealth. They were also the mothers, wives and daughters of the politicians who built Rome's empire and, in a time of high mortality, could find themselves running households that did not contain adult men. This volume explores the political and social consequences of elite female wealth. It combines case …
Classical Antiquity Studies (3 works) · Elite (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Power (physics) (2 works) · Art (1 work) · Autonomy (1 work) · Classical Studies and Legal History (1 work) · Control (management) (1 work) · Custodians (1 work) · Empire (1 work)