JOURNAL ARTICLE

Violence Against Women of the Roman Imperial Household: Examples of Gender-Based Violence?

  • Published In: Classical World, 2024, v. 118, n. 1. P. 67 1 of 3

  • Database: Education Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Gómez, Helena López 3 of 3

Abstract

Acts of violence against women were not uncommon in the Roman world. Even matrons from the elite such as imperial women could be subject to attacks by men. The aim of this paper is to offer an approach to violence against women in classical antiquity to address whether that violence can be described as gender-based and ultimately to analyze cases of violence against imperial women to understand their common traits with the intention of determining whether those cases of violence were related to gender stereotypes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Classical World. 2024/10, Vol. 118, Issue 1, p67
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Biography
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:00098418
  • DOI:10.1353/clw.2024.a944556
  • Accession Number:181232633
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