Livy's Women - Crisis, Resolution, and the Female in Rome's Foundation History

Livy-s Women explores the profound questions arising from the presence of women of influence and power in the socio-political canvas of one of the most important histories of Rome and the Roman people, Ab Urbe Condita (From the Foundation of the City).

This theoretically informed study of Livy-s monumental narrative charts the fascinating links between episodes containing references to women in prominent roles and the historian-s treatment of Rome-s evolutionary foundation story. Explicitly gendered in relation to the socio-cultural contexts informing the narrative, the author-s background, the literary landscape of Livy''s Rome, and the subsequent historiographical commentary, this volume offers a comprehensive, coherent and contextualised overview of all episodes in Ab Urbe Condita relating to women as agents of historical change.

As well as proving invaluable insights into socio-cultural history for Classicists, Livy-s Women will also be