Naslov
Fulvia: "A Woman Who Took No Thought of Spinning and Housekeeping"

Autori
Markasović, Valentina

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Skup
ISHA Seminar "(De)Construction of myths about women through history"

Mjesto i datum
Beograd, Srbija, 08.04.2019. - 14.04.2019

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Predavanje

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Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Fulvija ; antička povijest ; antički Rim
(Fulvia ; ancient history ; ancient Rome)

Sažetak
The tumultuous era of counting down the last days of the Roman Republic is marked by the struggle for power between key figures in Roman history, such as Caesar and Pompey, Octavian and Mark Antony. In a more general view, it was also the time of the clash between the populares and the optimates. With so many men whose names resound through the centuries, it is easy to forget about the role of women. During her life, Fulvia had been married to Publius Clodius Pulcher, Caius Scribonius Curio, and Marcus Antonius. Her active participation in politics can be tracked to her public performance that followed the death of her first husband, the infamous Clodius ; a public urging to have Clodius' rival Milo banished. When she married Mark Antony, she again became active in the political life ; her husband having taken a liking to the Egyptian climate, Fulvia began to conspire with Lucius Antonius against Octavian. This plot culminated in the so called Perusine war, with Octavian's victory. However, the future emperor let his two enemies walk free. Fulvia went to Greece to meet with her husband and died soon afterwards. Her notorious reputation did not die with her, however ; authors like Plutarch and Cassius Dio made a point to include details of her behaviour that sullied her reputation as a wife and a woman, highlighting that she took it upon herself to participate in male-exclusive domains of politics and military, simultaneously abandoning her task of housekeeping. The presentation will first introduce Fulvia and then explain her background and activity, with the focus on the marriage to Antony and the Perusine war. Quotes from authors who dealt with her in their writing will be supplied to draw attention to certain events from her life ; for example, her reaction to seeing Cicero's head on the rostra. In regard to the war that is sometimes also referred to as Fulvia's war, special attention will be given to the attempts to damage her cause and insult her by using sexual, disparaging discourse, designed to further cement her as the opposite of the ideal of a Roman woman. It is no wonder, then, that Plutarch, in his description, also mentions Cleopatra – another strong woman involved with Antony, who, too, was mocked for her political moves (or rather, for there being any political moves at all). The presentation will aim to explain who Fulvia was and what she did, but also to show why strong women like Fulvia and Cleopatra were doomed in the male-dominated and male-authored Roman world.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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