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Women of Early Rome as Exempla in Livy, AB Urbe Condita , Book 1

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ID3382907
AuthorsTom Stevenson (0000-0002-6219-802X, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume104
Issue2
Pages175-189
Publication date2011-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Classical World (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0009-8418 • E-ISSN: 1558-9234
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/clw.2011.0042
OpenAlexW1968448731
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited4

This paper examines Livy's depiction of prominent women as exempla in book 1 of his history. It seems that the ideal public role of these women is to support the efforts of their men to make the Roman state strong and stable-a role which appears to be an elaboration of women's efforts with respect to their families. It is clear, however, that Livy complicates each exemplum and that the women generally fall short in this role, so that the overall picture is one of inherent instability, in which men must be wary of the influence of prominent women

Art · Depiction · Ideal (ethics · Literature · Political science · State (computer science · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Studies and Legal History · Computer Science · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Law · Psychology

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Unique citing works5
Citations per year0,42
Citation span2014 - 2020 (7)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 5

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