Maternal Megalomania Julia Domna and the Imperial Politics of Motherhood

Name: Maternal Megalomania Julia Domna and the Imperial Politics of Motherhood
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ISBN: 9781421408477

ISBN-10: 1421408473

ISBN-13: 9781421408477

Edition: 2013

Authors: Julie Langford

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The image of Julia Domna, wife of Roman emperor Severus (192–211), was ubiquitous in her time. Her visage could be found gracing everything from state-commissioned art to privately owned ivory dolls. The imperial empire equated her to the great mother goddess, Cybele, endowing her with an unprecedented power above other imperial women. In Maternal Megalomania, Julie Langford unmasks this maternal ideal as a campaign on the part of the administration to garner support for Severus and his sons.Julia Domna accrued an impressive array of titles in her lifetime; most were concerned with maternity, whether it was the role of mother to her two sons (both future emperors) or as the metaphorical…

Book details

List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 7/24/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 232
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Introduction


Julia Domna Who?


Carving Out a Niche


Severan Dynastic Propaganda and Julia Domna



Not Your Momma Problematizing Julia Domna as the Mater Castrorum


Women and the Military


Faustina the Younger: The Mother of All" Mothers of the Camp


The Military and the Domus Augusta: All in the Family?


Severus and the Mater Castrorum Title


Severus, the Military, and Julia Domna


About Face!


Conclusion



Romancing the Romans Julia Domna and the Populus Romanus


The Nature of the Sources


The Princeps and the Plebs


The Roman Populace, Public Demonstrations, and Divine Inspiration


Severan Propaganda and the Urban Plebs


Roman Matrona, Mother, and Protectress


Severus, the Populus Romanus, and the Collegia


And Julia Domna?


But What Does It All Mean?



Mater Senatus, Mater Patriae Julia Domna as Senatorial Savior


Natural Rivals: Imperial Women and the Senate


Severus's Senate


Creating Consensus in the Senate: Wooing, Marginalizing, and


Exterminating


Negotiating Dynasty: Maternal Megalomania and Senatorial Subversions


Julia Domna in Cassius Dio


Moderating Maternal Megalomania


Conclusion


Ideological Crisis


On the Dangers of Taking Ideology Too Seriously



Hoard Details of the Severan Hoard Analysis Database by Clare Rowan



Frequency of Julia Domna Coin Types in Hoards around the Mediterranean



Dating the Mater Senatus, Mater Patriae Titles


Notes


Bibliography


Index