CLA219H1 Lecture : CLA 219.L12.04.Notes
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Cla 219 women in antiquity: h schele. **be aware that the encountered portrayals are very biased. Daughter of scipio africanus (conqueror of hannibal in 202 bc) Bore 12 children, only 3 survive to adulthood sempronia, tiberius, gaius: refused marriage proposal by ptolemy viii physcon after her husband"s death. Scipio africanus was the conqueror of hannibal (2nd punic war hero) 2nd name: name of clan (akin to last name) 3rd name: nickname o o o: e. g. , tiberius is the given name, sempronius is the name of their clan, and gracchus is his nickname (passed on to children) Female children take the feminine form of their clan name e. g. , sempronia o. Don"t have a personal historical account of cornelia: letters supposedly written to her son, gaius (not hers, evident in her letters that she is eloquent, well-educated and gave good education to her sons.
