TY - BOOK AU - Hemelrijk,Emily Ann TI - Women and society in the Roman world: a sourcebook of inscriptions from the Roman West SN - 9781107142459 AV - HQ1136 HEM 2021 U1 - 305.40937 23 PY - 2021/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press, KW - Women KW - Rome KW - History KW - Sources KW - Inscriptions, Latin KW - Translations into English KW - Social conditions KW - Roman provinces KW - Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D N1 - Includes glossary (pages xii-xv); Includes bibliographical references and index; Family life -- Legal status, citizenship and ethnicity -- Occupations -- Social relations, travel and migration -- Religion -- Public life -- Imperial women N2 - "This sourcebook presents a wide-ranging collection of inscriptions and graffiti on the roles and activities of Roman women in Italy and the western provinces of the Roman Empire. To make it accessible to a wide readership, it provides translations and brief introductions to each inscription and to the various themes as well as selected references to further reading. By its thematic approach the book throws light on the family roles, social lives, occupations, legal status, travel and migration, ethnicity, religious offices and affiliations, benefactions, civic patronage and public honour of Roman women ranging from slaves and freedwomen to women of the elite and the imperial family. The book is accompanied by a PDF on the website providing the original texts in the same order as in the book and with added layout and punctuation to help students and scholars unacquainted with reading inscriptions"-- ER -