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Tacitus and Bracciolini. The Annals Forged in the XVth Century
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Year: 2005 Publisher: Project Gutenberg

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Agrippina
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ISBN: 113461862X 1134618638 1280333855 0585461074 0203012356 9780585461076 9780203481066 0203481062 0585453705 9780585453705 9780203012352 9781134618637 041520867X 0713468548 9780713468540 9786610333851 6610333858 9780415208673 0749308125 Year: 1996 Publisher: London Batsford

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In this dynamic new biography - the first on Agrippina in English - Professor Barrett uses the latest archaeological, numismatic and historical evidence to provide a close and detailed study of her life and career. He shows how Agrippina's political contribution to her time seems in fact to have been positive, and that when she is judged by her achievements she demands admiration. Revealing the true figure behind the propaganda and the political machinations of which she was capable, he assesses the impact of her marriage to the emperor Claudius, on the country and her family. Finally, he exposed her one real failing - her relationship with her son, the monster of her own making to whom, in horrific and violent circumstances, she would eventually fall victim.

La légitimité dynastique d'Auguste à Néron à l'épreuve des conspirations
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ISBN: 2728306524 9782728306527 Year: 2002 Volume: 313 Publisher: Paris : Diffusion de Boccard,

P. Cornelii Taciti Libri qui supersunt. Tom. II. Fasc. 4. Dialogus de oratoribus
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ISBN: 3815418356 3519018403 3598718403 9783815418352 9783519018407 Year: 1983 Volume: 1389 Publisher: München ; Leipzig : KG Saur Verlag,


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Rome Ier siècle ap. J.-C. : les orgueilleux défis de l'ordre impérial
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ISBN: 2862606022 9782862606026 Year: 1996 Volume: 43 Publisher: Paris : Editions Autrement,

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The use of anonymous characters in Greek tragedy
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ISBN: 9789004229037 9789004233430 9004229035 9004233431 1283551179 9786613863621 9789004235847 9789004231917 9004231919 9004235841 1283854333 9781283551175 6613863629 Year: 2012 Volume: 349 Publisher: Leiden Boston

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Anonymous characters appear in almost every extant Greek Tragedy, yet they have long been overlooked in critical scholarship. This book argues that the creation and use of anonymous figures is an important tool in the transformation of traditional mythological heroes into unique dramatic characters. Through close reading of the passages in which nameless characters appear, this study demonstrates the significant impact of their speech, actions, and identity on the characterization of the particular named heroes to whom they are attached. Exploring the boundaries between anonymity and naming in mythico-historical drama, the book draws attention to an important but neglected aspect of the genre, suggesting a new perspective from which to read, perform, and appreciate Greek Tragedy.

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