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Livia: Mother of Rome

Livia: Mother of Rome

Gillespie, Caitlin C.

Hardcover

Series: Ancient Lives

Biographies GeneralPolitical BiographiesAncient Rome

Publisher Price: $30.00

ISBN10: 0300275102
ISBN13: 9780300275100
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: Jul 21 2026
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.79
Height: 1.01 Width: 5.51 Depth: 8.61
Language: English

A bold new portrait of Livia, ancient Rome's first First Lady, who shaped the empire from behind the throne

Livia was no ordinary Roman woman. As wife of Augustus and mother of Tiberius--the first and second Roman emperors--she stood at the heart of the first imperial dynasty, wielding extraordinary influence in a world that denied women formal power. In this vivid biography, Caitlin C. Gillespie reclaims Livia (59 or 58 BCE-29 CE) from centuries of scandal and rumored villainy, tracing her journey from elite birth and early traumatic exile through her rise to wealth and influence as the matriarch of the imperial household.

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