• 2013
  • 59m
Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome

Summary Professor Catharine Edwards explores the story of the remarkable Livia, wife of the emperor Augustus, mother of the emperor Tiberius and a woman whose influence was felt across the Roman Empire for over 60 years. But imperial women who lacked perfect political judgement would end up victims and not leaders. The history of ancient Rome contains stories of Empresses who would die miserably in exile. View more details

  • 2013
  • 59m

Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Daniel Hill Catharine Edwards Matthew Nicholls Greg Woolf

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7.3

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : May 28, 2013

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Hotsauce TV

Summary Professor Catharine Edwards explores the story of the remarkable Livia, wife of the emperor Augustus, mother of the emperor Tiberius and a woman whose influence was felt across the Roman Empire for over 60 years. But imperial women who lacked perfect political judgement would end up victims and not leaders. The history of ancient Rome contains stories of Empresses who would die miserably in exile. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : May 28, 2013

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Hotsauce TV

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Episode 1 • May 28, 2013
Episode #1.1
Professor Catharine Edwards explores the story of the remarkable Livia, wife of the emperor Augustus, mother of the emperor Tiberius and a woman whose influence was felt across the Roman world for over 60 years.
Episode 2 • Jun 04, 2013
Episode #1.2
Professor Catharine Edwards explores the dramatic lives of two women, Messalina - whose reputation lives on 2,000 years after her bloody and dramatic death, and Agrippina - a skilled politician but also a murderer and ultimately a murder victim.
Episode 3 • Jun 11, 2013
Episode #1.3
This episode follows the stories of four very different women. Among them are the slave turned imperial consort Caenis, the empresses Julia Domna and Helena, mother of the emperor Constantine and a force in converting the empire to Christianity.
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