Women and the Roman City in the Latin West

Emily Hemelrijk is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Amsterdam. Her research focuses on Roman women and includes Matrona docta. Educated women in the Roman élite from Cornelia to Julia Domna (London/New York, 1999/2004). She is co-editor (with L. de Ligt and H.S. Singor) of Roman Rule and Civic Life: Local and Regional Perspectives (Amsterdam, 2004) and is currently preparing a book on Hidden Lives – Public Personae. Women and Civic Life in Italy and the Latin West.Greg Woolf is Professor of Ancient History at the University of St Andrews. His books include Becoming Roman (Cambridge, 1998), Et tu Bruté? (London 2007), Tales of the Barbarians (Malden MA, 2011) and Rome. An Empire's Story (New York and Oxford 2012). He is currently working on a history of diasporas and on the origins of religious pluralism.Contributors: Francesca Cenerini, Alison Cooley, Glenys Davies, Sheila Dillon, Werner Eck, Rebecca Flemming, Lien Foubert, Coen van Galen, Elizabeth M. Greene, Miriam J. Groen-Vallinga, Mary Harlow, Emily Hemelrijk, Claire Holleran, John North, James Rives, Ursula Rothe, Wolfgang Spickermann, Christian Witschel, Greg Woolf.

• List of illustrationsAbbreviationsList of Contributors1.IntroductionEmily Hemelrijk and Greg WoolfPart I: Civic Roles2.The Role of Women as Municipal MatresFrancesca Cenerini3.Women beyond Rome: Trend-setters or Dedicated Followers of Fashion?Alison Cooley4.Frauen als Teil der kaiserzeitlichen Gesellschaft: ihr Reflex in Inschriften Roms und der italischen StädteWerner Eck5.Female Munificence in the Cities of the Latin WestEmily Hemelrijk6.The Public Presence of Women in the Cities of Roman North Africa. Two Case Studies: Thamugadi and CuiculChristian WitschelPart II: Participation in Cult7.Gender and Cult in the Roman West: Mithras, Isis, AttisJohn North8.Women and Animal Sacrifice in Public LifeJames Rives 9.Women and the Cult of Magna Mater in the Western ProvincesWolfgang SpickermannPart III: Public Representation10.Honorific vs. Funerary Statues of Women. Essentially the Same or Fundamentally Different? Glenys Davies11.Portraits Statues of Women on the Island of Delos.Sheila Dillon 12.Dressed Women on the Streets of the Ancient City: What to Wear?Mary Harlow 13.Whose Fashion? Men, Women and Roman Culture as Reflected in Dress in the Cities of the Roman North-WestUrsula RothePart IV: Economics14.Gendering Medical Provisions in the Cities of the Roman WestRebecca Flemming15.Desperate Housewives? The Adaptive Family Economy and Female Participation in the Roman Urban Labour MarketMiriam J. Groen-Vallinga 16.Women and Retail in Roman ItalyClaire Holleran17.Grain Distribution and Gender in the City of RomeCoen van Galen Part V: Mobility18.Female Mobility in the Roman WestGreg Woolf 19.Female Networks in Military Communities of the Roman West: A View from the Vindolanda TabletsElizabeth Greene20.Female Travelers in Roman Britain: Vibia Pacata and Julia LucillaLien Foubert

CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE 2014"A fundamental work for women's history." R.I. Frank, CHOICE February 2014 Vol. 51 No. 6."Le volume offre d’utiles mises au point sur des sujets variés, qui constituent à eux seuls de nouvelles voies stimulantes de recherche. Le mérite des éditeurs est d’avoir su rassembler des études sur des thématiques diverses et originales, afin de nous dévoiler des pans entiers et parfois insoupçonnés de l’histoire des femmes, contribuant de ce fait à en faire à juste titre un livre de référence." Anthony Álvarez Melero, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2014.05.60.