Sempronia (wife of Decimus Brutus)
Sempronia | |
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Born | |
Died | |
Spouse | Decimus Junius Brutus |
Children | Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (possibly)[1] |
Sempronia was an
Biography
Early life
It has been speculated that she may have been the daughter of
Adult life
Sempronia was described as a distinguished, witty, beautiful, accomplished, and passionate woman, who spoke
Sempronia knew
Research
In the past she has sometimes been conflated with another woman by the same name who was the sister of the Gracchi brothers.[18]
Cultural depictions
Sempronia is a focal character in the 1600s play by Ben Jonson, Catiline His Conspiracy.[20]
She is the title character of the
Sempronia is mentioned, but does not appear, in the novel
See also
References
- ISBN 9780520929104.
- ^ Gaius Sallustius Crispus, The Conspiracy of Catiline, 25, 40.
- ^ Friedrich, Münzer (1999). Roman aristocratic parties and families. University of Michigan: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 27.
- ^ Quennell, Peter (1959). "History Today".
- ^ Gruen, Erich (1974). The Last Generation of the Roman Republic. University of California Press.
- ^ Chrystal, Paul (2017). Roman Women: The Women who influenced the History of Rome. Fonthill Media.
- ISBN 978-0-19-109187-2.
- ISBN 978-0-19-876706-0.
- ISBN 9780191091872.
- ^ American Philosophical Society., 1960. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge, Volume 104 - 327
- ^ D. Brendan Nagle; Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. The Roman World: Sources and Interpretation Chapter: "Sempronia: A Woman of the Late Republic". - 130
- ^ Emily Ann Hemelrijk; Matrona Docta: Educated Women in the Roman Élite from Cornelia to Julia Domna - page: 85
- ^ Adrian Goldsworthy; Caesar, Life of a Colossus
- ^ Jack Holland; A Brief History of Misogyny: The World's Oldest Prejudice
- ^ John Selby Watson; Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War - 68
- ^ The Classical Journal, Volume 55–56. Classical Association of the Middle West and South, 1959
- No Son for Caesar?" Historia 29 (1980) 422–437, pp. 426–430 regarding the greater likelihood that Decimus would be the Brutus who was Caesar's son.
- ^ Fröléen, 1918; Cajus Julius Caesar, Volume 1 - 229
- ^ Quintus Asconius Pedianus, in Cic. Milon., p. 41, ed. Orelli.
- ^ Heyward Brock, Maria Palacas; The Ben Jonson Encyclopedia - 68
- ^ Steven Saylor; A Gladiator Dies Only Once - Foreword
- ISBN 9781780334882.
- ^ Colleen McCullough; Caesar's Women - 214, 234, 428
- ^ Richard Braccia; Respublica: A Novel of Cicero's Roman Republic - 458
- ^ Hägg, Göran; Wahlström & Widstrand, 1981. Catilinas sammansvärjning: roman
- ^ A Slave of Catiline
- ^ Herbert, Henry William; The Roman Traitor: A True Tale of the Republic, a Historical Romance, Volume 1–2 - page: 69
Further reading
- G. M. PAUL. "SALLUST'S SEMPRONIA: THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY" (PDF). warwick.ac.uk. University of Warwick. Retrieved 2019-09-07.