The First Ladies of Rome: The Women Behind the Caesars by Annelise Freisenbruch

The First Ladies of Rome: The Women Behind the Caesars

Annelise Freisenbruch

384 pages first pub 2010 (view editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative tense slow-paced
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Like their modern counterparts, the 'first ladies' of Rome were moulded to meet the political requirements of their emperors, be they fathers, husbands, brothers or lovers. But the women proved to be liabilities as well as assets - Augustus' daugh...

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