Amalasuintha : the transformation of queenship in the post-Roman world /

As mother, as regent, and as queen, Amalasuintha struggled at the palace of Ravenna to maintain the Ostrogothic dynasty. Massimiliano Vitiello demonstrates the ways in which her life shows the influence of both Western and Eastern imperial models on the formation of female political power in the pos...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vitiello, Massimiliano (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017]
Temas:
Amalasuntha, > Queen of the Ostrogoths, > 498-535.
Amalasuntha > Ostgotenreich, Königin > -535.
Ostrogoths > History.
Queens > Italy > Biography.
Ostrogoths > Histoire.
Reines > Italie > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Italy.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
Ostrogoths.
Queens.
Herrscherin.
Italy.
Ostgotenreich.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Author's Note
  • Map of Europe and the Mediterranean World at the Beginning of Amalasuintha's Regency, Late a.d. 526
  • Genealogy. The Family of Theoderic
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Mother, Regent, and Queen: Amalasuintha and the Institutions of Power
  • Chapter 2. Amalasuintha at the Palace of Ravenna: The Making of a Queen
  • Chapter 3. A Regent with Imperial Ambitions
  • Chapter 4. Balancing Gothic Tradition with Roman Ideals
  • Chapter 5. Amalasuintha: A Meeting Point Between Kingdoms and Empire
  • Epilogue. Amalasuintha's Legacy in Early Medieval Italy
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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