32 min
Episode CXXVIII - Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi (Gracchi I) Emperors of Rome
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- History
What we do know about Cornelia is mostly through the lens of her famous sons, but to the Romans she was much more than that. She was put on a pedestal, in bronze, no less, as the ideal mother for Romans to aspire to, and may have been quite influential in politics at the time.
Guest:
Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University)
What we do know about Cornelia is mostly through the lens of her famous sons, but to the Romans she was much more than that. She was put on a pedestal, in bronze, no less, as the ideal mother for Romans to aspire to, and may have been quite influential in politics at the time.
Guest:
Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University)
32 min