Cornelia, Mother of Gracchi (Women of the Ancient World)

By Suzanne Dixon

Subjects: Histoire, Femmes, Women, rome, Historical, History, HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Mothers, Influence, Biographies, Biography, Nonfiction, Rome, history, Ancient, Women, Rome, biography

Description: 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 high echelons of society.For students and scholars of classical studies and Roman history, this book will give students a glimpse into the life of Cornelia, and of the influence she had on the period.