The Routledge companion to women and monarchy in the ancient Mediterranean world /
This volume offers the first comprehensive look at the role of women in the monarchies of the ancient Mediterranean. It consistently addresses certain issues across all dynasties, including title, role in succession, the situation of mothers, wives and daughters of kings, regnant and coregnant women...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
[2021]
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| Series: | Routledge companions.
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| Summary: | This volume offers the first comprehensive look at the role of women in the monarchies of the ancient Mediterranean. It consistently addresses certain issues across all dynasties, including title, role in succession, the situation of mothers, wives and daughters of kings, regnant and coregnant women and role in cult and in dynastic image, while also examining a sampling of the careers of individual women while placing them within broader contexts. Written by an international group of experts, this collection is based on the assumption that women played a fundamental role in ancient monarchy, that they were part, not apart from it, and that it is necessary to understand their role to understand ancient monarchies. This is a crucial resource for anyone interested in the role of women in antiquity. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 537 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138358843 1138358843 |