Ergebnis für "Eine Frau" in Antike

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The scandalous image of the Empress Messalina as a ruthless and sexually insatiable schemer, derived from the work of Roman historians such as Tacitus and Suetonius, has taken deep root in the Western imagination. The stories they told about her included nightly visits to a brothel and a twenty-four-hour sex competition with a prostitute. Tales like these have defined the empress's legacy, but her real story is much more complex. In her new life of Messalina, the classicist Honor Cargill-Martin reappraises one of the most slandered and underestimated female figures of ancient history.

Boudica, Queen of the Iceni is a name that many have heard in passing. Thrown into horrific circumstances at the hands of the Romans, we trace the steps of Boudica as she stands up to an empire and ultimately lays down her life for revenge and freedom. Delve into the captivating story of one of history's most iconic warrior queens, Boudica, as she rises against the Roman Empire to defend her people, the Iceni. This short and concise book offers a compelling glimpse into the remarkable life of a fearless leader who defied the norms of her time.

Esta es la historia de una mujer excepcional, cuyo atrevimiento al pisar esferas de poder reservadas a los hombres acabó costándole la vida. Una mujer a quien la historia y sus fuentes oficiales, escritas por y para hombres, han malinterpretado y vilipendiado sistemáticamente. Emma Southon rescata a Agripina la Menor, hermana, sobrina, esposa y madre de emperadores, y le devuelve el histórico papel central que efectivamente tuvo en cuatro generaciones de la política romana.

Avida, sanguinaria, assetata di potere, ma insieme intelligentissima, seducente e colta. Chi era davvero Cleopatra? Questo libro restituisce verità storica alla straordinaria figura dell'ultima e più famosa regina della dinastia tolemaica. La vita di Cleopatra ci parla dei rapporti tra Roma e l'Egitto; ci porta a ripercorrere le storie d'amore e di politica intrecciate con Giulio Cesare e con Antonio. Rappresenta, infine, un punto di vista privilegiato per ripercorrere i principali eventi accaduti nel I secolo a.C. su tutti i paesi affacciati sul Mediterraneo, e in parte dell'Asia.

Epic poetry and tragic drama provide us with some of the richest ancient Greek depictions of women who are married to soldiers. In tales of the Trojan War, as told by Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, we encounter these mythical warriors' wives: Penelope, isolated but resourceful as she awaits the return of Odysseus after his lengthy absence; the war widow Andromache, enslaved and displaced from her homeland after the fall of Troy; the unfaithful and murderous Clytemnestra; and Tecmessa, a war captive who witnesses her partner's breakdown and suicide in the aftermath of battle.

Poche donne nella storia ebbero la possibilità di distinguersi nelle discipline scientifiche, considerate appannaggio maschile. La più nota, nella tarda antichità, fu senza dubbio Ipazia, scienziata e filosofa, nata ad Alessandria d'Egitto nel 370 d.C., inventrice di strumenti come il planisfero e l'astrolabio. Figlia del matematico Teone, e lei stessa primo matematico donna della storia, fu la più nota esponente alessandrina della scuola neoplatonica, circondata dal rispetto di allievi giunti da ogni angolo del mondo.

Elles détenaient le pouvoir, elles ont fait la grandeur du monde antique. De Cléopâtre à Théodora, les portraits de 10 femmes exceptionnelles. On croit souvent que les femmes étaient exclues du pouvoir dans le monde antique. C'est un tort. Les textes nous racontent bien autre chose pour peu qu'on se penche sur les histoires foisonnantes qui ont traversé les siècles. Loin d'être cantonnées dans la sphère privée, les femmes ont en réalité souvent détenu les plus hauts pouvoirs politiques.

In 30 BC, Queen Cleopatra took her own life in a mausoleum in Alexandria, thus ending the reign of the last independent pharaohs of Egypt. After her death, Egypt became one of the many provinces of the Roman Empire. Cleopatra's rule of more than two decades involved ruthless power struggles with her siblings and alliances and affairs with the likes of Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony.