Langford, Julie,  1967- <br/><br/>
Maternal Megalomania  Julia Domna and the Imperial Politics of Motherhood / 
Julie Langford. 
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<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-198) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction --  Julia Domna, who? -- Carving the niche : Methodologies and Evidence -- Severan Dynastic Propaganda and Julia Domna -- Pay no attention to the mother behind the screen, 193-195 -- Metaphorical Motherhood, 195-211 -- Mater Augustorum, Mater Senatus, Mater Patriae, 211-217 -- Putting Ducks into Rows -- chapter 1. Not Your Momma : Problematizing Julia Domna as the Mater Castrorum -- Women and the Military -- Faustina Minor : The Mother of all Matres Castrorum -- The Military and the Domus Augusta : All in the Family? -- Severus and Mater Castrorum -- Severus and the Military (and Julia Domna) -- About Face! -- Conclusion -- chapter 2. Romancing 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 -- Julia Domna in Severan Propaganda -- Severus, the populus Romanus and the Collegia -- And Julia Domna? -- But what does it all mean? -- chapter 3. Senatorial Savior : Julia Domna as Protectress -- Natural Rivals : Imperial women and the Senate -- Severus' Senate -- Creating Consensus in the Senate : Wooing, Marginalizing and Exterminating -- Negotiating Dynasty : Maternal Megalomania and Senatorial Subversions -- Moderating Maternal Megalomania -- Murder, Mayham and Rumor : Renegotiating Ideology -- Conclusion: On the dangers of taking ideology too seriously -- Appendix A: Hoard Details of the Severan Hoard Analysis Database -- Appendix B: Frequency of coin types of Julia Domna in Hoards around the Mediterranean. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781421408484 1421408481 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Julia Domna, Empress, consort of Severus, Lucius Septimius, Emperor of Rome,  -217 --Public opinion.<br/>Julia Domna, Empress, consort of Severus, Lucius Septimius, Emperor of Rome,  -217. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public opinion--Rome.<br/>Popular culture--Rome.<br/>Political culture--Rome.<br/>Ideology--Political aspects--Rome.<br/>Imperialism--Social aspects--Rome.<br/>Motherhood--Political aspects--Rome.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Rome--Politics and government--30 B.C.-284 A.D.<br/>Rome--History--Severans, 193-235.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DG298.7.J85  / L36 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>937/.07092  B