Barbara M Levick
Biographic Data
| ID | 9344650 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara M Levick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara M |
| FAMILY NAME | Levick |
| SIGNATURE | LEVICK B M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Public and Private in the Dynasty
This chapter discusses the concept of the empire as theatre, and the difficulty of distinguishing the private and public aspects of the dynasty. Public representations are an element in the themes of theatricality—empresses, while lacking the military power that comes with their husbands' titles are influential in their own way as models of society and as symbols of motherhood and fertility. Other ways in which an empress' role is perceived is in…
The Succession to Hadrian
This chapter explores the political rivalries engendered in the Emperor Hadrian's succession plans. Roman politics is notoriously rife with such complications, more so when the emperor is childless and must adopt a successor. After much political manoeuvring, Antoninus Pius, husband to Faustina I, becomes heir. Pius later adopts Marcus Aurelius, husband of the younger Faustina, as his successor.
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This chapter addresses the challenge of reconstructing the history behind a pair of the more prominent women in Roman times, the Faustinas I and II. Many of the facts relating to their lives are often cross-referenced from the evidence of their husbands and sons. By far the best sources of information on these Roman empresses are the imperial coinage, which contains dates, images, and even references to historical events, all of which can be used…
Faustina I and II
The elder Faustina (c.97–140 ad) was the wife of Antonius Pius and the aunt of Marcus Aurelius, and her more prominent daughter, Faustina II (130–175), the wife of Marcus Aurelius and the mother of Commodus. Bearing the same name, and both the wives of rulers, these women shed valuable light on the role of imperial women in in what is often considered the golden age of the Roman Empire. This book highlights the importance of these women to the in…
Faustina I and II
The elder Faustina (c.97–140 ad) was the wife of Antonius Pius and the aunt of Marcus Aurelius, and her more prominent daughter, Faustina II (130–175), the wife of Marcus Aurelius and the mother of Commodus. Bearing the same name, and both the wives of rulers, these women shed valuable light on the role of imperial women in in what is often considered the golden age of the Roman Empire. This book highlights the importance of these women to the in…
Public and Private in the Dynasty
This chapter discusses the concept of the empire as theatre, and the difficulty of distinguishing the private and public aspects of the dynasty. Public representations are an element in the themes of theatricality—empresses, while lacking the military power that comes with their husbands' titles are influential in their own way as models of society and as symbols of motherhood and fertility. Other ways in which an empress' role is perceived is in…
The Succession to Hadrian
This chapter explores the political rivalries engendered in the Emperor Hadrian's succession plans. Roman politics is notoriously rife with such complications, more so when the emperor is childless and must adopt a successor. After much political manoeuvring, Antoninus Pius, husband to Faustina I, becomes heir. Pius later adopts Marcus Aurelius, husband of the younger Faustina, as his successor.
Sources
This chapter addresses the challenge of reconstructing the history behind a pair of the more prominent women in Roman times, the Faustinas I and II. Many of the facts relating to their lives are often cross-referenced from the evidence of their husbands and sons. By far the best sources of information on these Roman empresses are the imperial coinage, which contains dates, images, and even references to historical events, all of which can be used…
Faustina I and II
The elder Faustina (c.97–140 ad) was the wife of Antonius Pius and the aunt of Marcus Aurelius, and her more prominent daughter, Faustina II (130–175), the wife of Marcus Aurelius and the mother of Commodus. Bearing the same name, and both the wives of rulers, these women shed valuable light on the role of imperial women in in what is often considered the golden age of the Roman Empire. This book highlights the importance of these women to the in…
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