Domina: Women Who Shaped Rome
The Ancients
History Hit
4.7 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 4 July 2024
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
The crisis of the Roman Republic is a period littered with iconic male power players. Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Pompey, Brutus and the Gracchi brothers. But less famous, and often overlooked are the women that shaped these famous Roman statesmen.
In today's episode of the Ancients, Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr. Daisy Dunn to shine a light on some of the most remarkable women in Roman history. From Cornelia, the mother and tutor of the Gracchi brothers, to Fulvia, the wife of Mark Antony and a commander in the Perusine War, we take you on a journey through the lives and stories of four of Rome's foremost Domina.
Daisy Dunn's new book The Missing Thread: A New History of the Ancient World Through the Women Who Shaped It is out now in the UK and publishes 7/30 in the US.
Presented by Tristan Hughes. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. The producer is Joseph Knight, the senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.
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| 1:00.0 | UK. It's the ancients on history hit. |
| 1:14.0 | I'm Tristan Hughes your host. |
| 1:16.0 | And today we are shining a light on some remarkable women from Roman history, |
| 1:20.0 | in particular from the period known as the Crisis of the Roman Republic, when titanic |
| 1:25.9 | figures like the Graki, Cicero, Pompey, Cato, Julius Caesar, and Mark Hansney, |
| 1:31.3 | or when they rose to the fore. |
| 1:33.6 | Now these are all well-known names today to you and I, |
| 1:37.2 | but alongside them were some extraordinary women who are less known, |
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