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Thirteen princesses in the shadow of a thousand-year empire: “I should have been born a man!” In 2,200 years of Roman history, there were no princesses from fairy tales. History records the voices of the powerful, so men usually take center stage. I had never questioned that either. Rome was a firmly male-centered world, but there were women who made their names there too. It is hard to find warmth or comfort in their lives. Marriages that are difficult to accept by today's standards
⚔️ Stories of Roman princesses. A history book about women who survived a male-centered past and made their names in history; a work of humanities that reveals the other side of history through the turbulent lives of princesses; and a storybook that begins telling its tale as soon as you open it. ⚔️ The story. Its appeal lies in its brisk pace, which leaves out unnecessary details, and its conversational prose. Dramatic scenes and dialogue draw you in, followed by gentle explanations told like
What struck me most about this book was realizing anew how complex and layered women’s lives in history were. Viewing the Roman Empire through women’s eyes, especially princesses’, revealed a side different from the history I thought I knew. Roman princesses were not merely tools or victims of power; they actively used their positions and sought to stand at its center. The stories of Agrippina and Agrippina the Younger show them as victims of political intrigue at times and agents of power at
Kim Yeon-su: Augusta Romana
Women who filled the absence of men in Rome, where war and political strife, sacrifice and devotion, adultery and poisoning, ambition for power and intellectual passion were all part of the struggle to survive. The hidden truths of women, drawn from a history dominated by men. Stories of princesses who led Rome into its golden age and witnessed the empire's fall.
Korean title: 아우구스타 로마나
Korean author: 김연수
Korean publisher: 젤리클
ISBN-13: 9791198241429
Reviews
Thirteen princesses in the shadow of a thousand-year empire: “I should have been born a man!” In 2,200 years of Roman history, there were no princesses from fairy tales. History records the voices of the powerful, so men usually take center stage. I had never questioned that either. Rome was a firmly male-centered world, but there were women who made their names there too. It is hard to find warmth or comfort in their lives. Marriages that are difficult to accept by today's standards
⚔️ Stories of Roman princesses. A history book about women who survived a male-centered past and made their names in history; a work of humanities that reveals the other side of history through the turbulent lives of princesses; and a storybook that begins telling its tale as soon as you open it. ⚔️ The story. Its appeal lies in its brisk pace, which leaves out unnecessary details, and its conversational prose. Dramatic scenes and dialogue draw you in, followed by gentle explanations told like
What struck me most about this book was realizing anew how complex and layered women’s lives in history were. Viewing the Roman Empire through women’s eyes, especially princesses’, revealed a side different from the history I thought I knew. Roman princesses were not merely tools or victims of power; they actively used their positions and sought to stand at its center. The stories of Agrippina and Agrippina the Younger show them as victims of political intrigue at times and agents of power at
