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Agrippina
By Emma SouthonPublisher Description
In her own time, she was recognized as a woman of unparalleled power. Beautiful and intelligent, she was portrayed as alternately a ruthless murderer and helpless victim, the most loving mother and the most powerful woman of the Roman empire, using sex, motherhood, manipulation, and violence to get her way, and single-minded in her pursuit of power for herself and her son, Nero.This book follows Agrippina as a daughter, born in Cologne, to the expected heir to Augustus’s throne; as a sister to Caligula who raped his sisters and showered them with honors until they attempted rebellion against him and were exiled; as a seductive niece and then wife to Claudius who gave her access to near unlimited power; and then as a mother to Nero—who adored her until he had her assassinated.Through senatorial political intrigue, assassination attempts, and exile to a small island, to the heights of imperial power, thrones, and golden cloaks and games and adoration, Agrippina scaled the absolute limits of female power in Rome. Her biography is also the story of the first Roman imperial family—the Julio-Claudians—and of the glory and corruption of the empire itself.
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“I enjoyed reading this book. Southon's opion is an interesting one. As a trained historian I am used to authors who approach a topic and craft an argument about what the "sources" are saying. I think this work is a great example of an author being very transparent that she believes the "sources" that she must rely on...also come with a cultural opinion. One that must be decoded for people of our time to way and understand. Regardless of if you agree with her interpretation or not, she does an excellent job showing why she believes from her prospective that Agrippina should be seen as a very unique Roman woman, who stood out in her time.”Reviewed in:History Sickos
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Easy to readFunny writing
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Believable charactersMulti-layered charactersEasy to readFunny writingOriginal writingTwistyRealistic settingComicalDarkThought-provoking
About Emma Southon
Emma Southon has a PhD in Ancient History from the University of Birmingham and researches subjects of sex, the family, gender, and religion. She holds a long running obsession with the bad guys of the Roman empire, blogs at Agrippinilla.com, and tweets at @NuclearTeeth. She lives in England.
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