Cornelia: Mother of the Gracchi

by Suzanne D. Dixon

Book Overview

Examining the remarkable life of Cornelia, famed as the epitome of virtue, fidelity and intelligence, Suzanne Dixon presents an in-depth study of the woman who perhaps represented the ideal of the Roman matrona more than any other.

Studying her life during a period of political turmoil, Dixon examines Cornelia's attributes: daughter of Scipio Africanus, wife of an aristocrat, and mother of the Gracchi; and how these enabled her to move in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041533148X
• ISBN13: 9780415331487
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"