Women in Livy: performativity and historiographical conventions

This thesis examines three social roles occupied by women in Livy – those of daughters, wives, and mothers. The final chapter, ‘Others’, considers the intersection between gender and ethnicity by examining Livy’s presentation of ‘non-Roman’ female protagonists. This thesis will demonstrate that Livy...

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Main Author: Haywood, Bethany Paige
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/80067/