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Representing Agrippina AMERICAN PHILOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION american classical studies volume50 Series Editor Donald J. Mastronarde Studies in Classical History and Society Meyer Reinhold Sextus Empiricus The Transmission and Recovery of Pyrrhonism Luciano Floridi The Augustan Succession An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio’s “Roman History” Books 55–56 (9 b.c.–a.d. 14) Peter Michael Swan Greek Mythography in the Roman World Alan Cameron Virgil Recomposed The Mythological and Secular Centos in Antiquity Scott McGill Representing Agrippina Constructions of Female Power in the Early Roman Empire Judith Ginsburg Representing Agrippina Constructions of Female Power in the Early Roman Empire judith ginsburg 1 2006 3 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright © 2006 by the American Philological Association Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ginsburg, Judith. Representing Agrippina: constructions of female power in the early Roman Empire / Judith Ginsburg. p. cm.—(American classical studies; v. 50) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13 978–0–19–518141–8 ISBN 0–19–518141–7 1. Agrippina, Minor, 15–59. 2. Rome—History—The five Julii, 30 BC–68AD. 3. Agrippina, Minor, 15–59—In literature. 4. Agrippina, Minor, 15–59—Portraits. 5. Empresses—Rome—Biography. I. Title. II. American classical studies; no. 50. DG282.6.G56 2005 937'.07'092—dc22 2005040653 [B] 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper Acknowledgments When Judith Ginsburg died in December 2002, she left a nearly complete manu- script on Agrippina. This is the publication of her manuscript, together with some clearly marked additions. During her illness, Judith reviewed her entire manuscript and outlined a plan for its completion. She was unable to finish the book as she had intended. This publication preserves the text that she wrote, together with the overall organization of her argument. Some additions have been made to fill in gaps, but everything that is not in Judith’s own words has been marked off in square brackets. Numerous friends contributed to the publication of Judith’s manuscript. Their eagerness to help is testimony to the love and respect that Judith inspired in others to an exceptional degree. Above all, the book owes its publication to Miri Amihai, whose boundless devotion and support gave Judith the strength to work on her manuscript during her illness and made it possible for others to take over where Judith left off. Erich Gruen (EG), Natalie Kampen (NK), Elizabeth Keitel (EK), and Beth Severy-Hoven (BS-H) read part or all of the manuscript and added footnotes or conclusions. Conclusions have been added to all three chapters of the book. All substantive additions are identified by square brackets together with the initials of the writer. All translations are by Judith unless attributed to another or placed in square brackets. Elizabeth Bartman, Jacquelyn Collins Clinton (JCC), Carolyn Dewald, and Donald Mastronarde read part or the whole of the manuscript and made valuable editorial suggestions. Donald Mastronarde also gave unstinting help with elec- tronic problems. Andrew Ellis, Jacqui Hogans, Kristine Miranda, Matthew Perry, and Herica Valladares checked the references and reviewed the text. Matthew Perry prepared the chart of the Julio-Claudians and the index. The two readers for Oxford University Press, Harriet Flower and Ron Mellor, made many helpful suggestions. Throughout the preparation of the manuscript, the Classics Department of Cornell University contributed unstinting help and funding. Jeffrey Rusten provided invaluable practical advice and guidance for having the manuscript published. Elizabeth Asmis and Erich Gruen coordinated the preparation of the manu- script for publication. This page intentionally left blank Contents Introduction 3 Erich S. Gruen Chapter 1: Agrippina in the Literary Tradition 9 I. Agrippina: The Early Years 10 II. The Marriage to Claudius 17 III. Agrippina and Claudius 22 IV. Agrippina and Nero 35 V. The Murder of Agrippina 46 [VI. Conclusion] 53 Chapter 2: Visualizing Agrippina 55 I. Agrippina on the Imperial and Provincial Coinage 56 II. Agrippina in Sculpture 79 III. Agrippina on Cameos 91 IV. Agrippina’s Assimilation to Demeter 97 [V. Conclusion] 104 Chapter 3: Agrippina and the Power of Rhetorical Stereotypes 106 I.Saeva Noverca 107 II.Dux Femina 112 III. Sexual Transgressor 116 [IV. Conclusion] 130 Chart of the Julio-Claudians 133 Bibliography 135 Index 143 Photo gallery appears after page 56 This page intentionally left blank Representing Agrippina
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