Ancient History Assessment: Agrippina the Younger 1. Describe the representations of Agrippina the younger in the ancient sources Agrippina the Younger was the only woman to be a sister, a wife and a mother to three of the four emperors. Due to this, her role in the workings of the Roman government was significant, emphasising her power within her family and her ability to manipulate those around her. Representations of her can been seen in an assortment of places in both literary and archaeological sources, depicting the many ways she was interpreted during her time. Statues and sculptures of Agrippina were designed to show her brilliance and power she held in society, especially the sculpture from the Sebasteion in Aphrodisias.
In the words of Tacitus, “she could give her son the empire, but not endure him as emperor”. The “Empire was ruled by a woman” (Grant) as during Nero’s early reign, Agrippina achieved her height of political dominance “ruling through her son” (Scullard) over foreign affairs. This is evidenced through Narcissus and Silanus sentencing to death, without Nero’s knowledge. Nero exemplifies her power by making the first password to the tribune of the watch “optimum mater” translating to ‘best of mothers’. The most damming evidence which supports Agrippina’s power and authority can be seen in the numismatic evidence with silver and gold coins displaying Agrippina and Nero face to face and of equal size on the obverse in 54AD and showing them side to side in 55AD.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF AGRIPPINA THE YOUNGER Agrippina’s powerful family lineage allowed her to excel beyond the role of women in Roman society and become successful in the terms of wealth and power. Agrippina’s achievements include the marrying Claudius, successfully removing others, ascension of Nero, and having honors and powers given beyond other women of Rome. It is difficult to assess the extent of Agrippina’s achievements because of the gender bias that derives from the Ancient sources Dio Cassius, Suetonius and Tacitus and the re-assessment from modern sources such as Susan Wood and Anthony Barrett. The first successful achievement for Agrippina was her marriage to the Emperor Claudius. In AD 39, Agrippina was exiled because she was accused of aligning with others in order to overthrow her brother, Gaius Caesar.
Agrippina the Younger, also known as Julia Agrippina and Agrippina II, was a Roman Empress and one of the most influential women in Rome. She was part of the Julio-Claudian bloodline, and was the great granddaughter of the Emperor Augustus, the great niece and adoptive granddaughter of the Emperor Tiberius, the sister of the Emperor Caligula, the niece and fourth wife of the Emperor Claudius, and the mother of the Emperor Nero. It was undisputable that Agrippina the younger had great influential power due to her heritage; however, it was her cruel and ambitious nature that was behind both her ascension to power and her eventual downfall. She was described as violent, ruthless, ambitious, greedy and domineering by various ancient and modern sources. Agrippina’s calculated and at times, violent actions stemmed from her desire of becoming a powerful and influential figure in the Roman society.
La Quinceañera Quinceañera has a history that goes back to 500 B.C., around the time of the Aztecs. The word Quinceañera derives from “quince” meaning fifteen, and “añera” from “años” which means years. In the Aztec civilization, 15 year old boys were becoming warriors and girls were presented as young ladies. A girl’s Quinceañera was a rite of passage and a huge honor. This is the most important ceremony in a girl’s life next to her wedding.
Her name means "flow" and "ease." the "flow" was menstrual blood, birth waters, and milk. She was also a goddess of comfort and ease. As the wife of Kronos, she represented the eternal flow of time and generations. In the Greek mythology, Rhea was the wife of the Titan Kronos and Queen of heaven.
It comes as no surprise therefore, that in1939 he published a tract called Of the Excellence of the Female Sex (originally in Latin, De excellentia foemini sexus in 1636), in which he praises women’s intellectual abilities in a style comparable to that of his sixteenth century predecessors Erasmus and Vives. Although Beverwijck admits in his writings that he expects his own daughters not to underestimate the importance of marriage and house management, he becomes one of Holland’s most famous patrons for talented young ladies in the Dutch golden age. One of those young women he admired for her intellect and modesty was Anna Maria van Schuurman. Three years before the publication of Beverwijck’s tract about female excellence, van Schuurman wrote a dissertation in favor of women’s education, Dissertatio de ingenii mulieribus ad doctrinam (a.k.a. The Learned Maid or Whether a Maid May Be a Scholar?
Gilbert 1 Robert Gilbert Ms. Lindsey Bartlett EG101F 02/12/15 EARLY DAYS in EMPORIA KANSAS “the loveliest site in the world for a town” Emporia drew its name from a historic Greek market center. A young man founded emporia, Feb. 20_th_ 1857, in his early twenties . His name was Preston B. Plumb. Originally from Ohio. He would go on to serve our Country in many ways.
Chi Li was assumed to be “a worthy wife for the king of Yueh...[and] became the queen of Yueh.” (333). The heroine is worthy of such a title because she is a quintessential woman, uniting the characteristics of humility, unselfishness, intellect, courage, and strength. The myth of Chi Li’s bravery in slaying the serpent is an example of what is called a prestige myth, or one in this case, that involves a hero and her city’s people. Chi Li’s humility is shown when she asks for permission from her parents to be the volunteered sacrifice. When that fails, she ultimately offers herself to the representatives of her village and deferentially asks for help.
Creation of gender roles The founder of Western Civilisation, Greece, revered women even by worshiping female gods and creating Amazon legends, however the Greek world still viewed women as “inferior in political, social and legal realms” (Lindsey, L. L., 2005, p. 99). This continued throughout all the other historical periods, from Ancient Rome to the Middle Ages, from feudalism to the Renaissance, from industrialisation to the depression and following the World Wars, from the rise of women’s movements till to-date, the female gender has been slow in gaining ground in achieving their rights and importance in society. Industrialisation brought about numerous employment opportunities for women from various social strata, yet it was only after the Second World War that socially constructed roles started being challenged and more favourable circumstances were by default offered to women. (Lindsey, 2005) Gender roles in marriage and family It is evident that even in religious teachings women’s roles were always considered inferior to men. Even in the Bible’s first book, the book of Genesis it was Adam who was given the privilege of naming the animals as well as naming his female companion, Eve, created by God who is envisaged “by nature disobedient, guileless, weak-willed, prone to temptation