War, Women and Children in Ancient Rome (Routledge Revivals)

By John K. Evans

Book Overview

J.K. Evans' pioneering work explores the profound changes in the social, economic and legal condition of Roman women, which, it is argued, were necessary consequences of two centuries of near-continuous warfare as Rome expanded from city-state to empire. J.K. Evans' investigation ranges from Cicero's wife Terentia to the anonymous spouse of the peasant-soldier Ligustinus, charting the severe erosion of the very institutions that kept women and children in thrall.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041573990X
• ISBN13: 9780415739900
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"