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Women and society in the Roman world : a sourcebook of inscriptions from the Roman West / Emily A. Hemelrijk.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2021Description: xxi, 345 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781107142459
  • 9781316509050
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Women and society in the Roman worldDDC classification:
  • 305.40937 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ1136 HEM 2021
Contents:
Family life -- Legal status, citizenship and ethnicity -- Occupations -- Social relations, travel and migration -- Religion -- Public life -- Imperial women.
Summary: "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"--
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Books in General collection Books in General collection Mzuzu University Library and Learning Resources Centre HQ 1136 HEM 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 034386 Available mZUlm-034386

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.

"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"--

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