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DoomsdaysCW

Julia rejected the constraints of #Roman #Patriarchy, and paid the price. Also, note the parallels between later #RomanHistory and that of the #USA -- as the Roman Empire began restricting women's rights and enforcing "family values". And we all know what happened to the #RomanEmpire...

Notable #RomanWomen: #Julia

Julia was born in 39 BCE, the daughter of the first #RomanEmperor, #Augustus (#Octavian). As her “#guardian,” Augustus severely restricted Julia’s freedom, but as the daughter of the emperor, Augustus made sure Julia was well-#educated.

Augustus had arranged several marriages for Julia, all for political reasons. Julia resented this, and was known for having several lovers. Augustus ignored her behavior for a while, since she had born several heirs to the family line.

However, in 2 BCE, Julia was arrested for “#adultery and #treason,” and Augustus accused her of plotting against him, though at the time, Augustus has passed laws promoting “#FamilyValues”. Julia was exiled to a small island, where it is said she died of starvation.

Slide title: Julia Slide text: Julia was born in 39 BCE, the daughter of the first Roman emperor, Augustus (Octavian). As her “guardian,” Augustus severely restricted Julia’s freedom, but as the daughter of the emperor, Augustus made sure Julia was well-educated. Augustus had arranged several marriages for Julia, all for political reasons. Julia resented this, and was known for having several lovers. Augustus ignored her behavior for a while, since she had born several heirs to the family line. However, in 2 BCE, Julia was arrested for “adultery and treason,” and Augustus accused her of plotting against him, though at the time, Augustus has passed laws promoting “family values”. Julia was exiled to a small island, where it is said she died of starvation. Slide background: A dark blue sky with shadowy hills. On the lower left side is a statue of a woman with braided hair (Julia).
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N.A. Ferrell

1954 years to the day (April 16, 69 AD), the Roman Emperor Otho ended his brief reign by his own hand rather than continue in a Civil War for the throne against Vilettlius. Otho's seemingly noble(-ish) end captured the imagination of Roman historians in light of the fact he had previously been noted for his relationship to Nero, having serious debt problems, and seizing the throne by murdering his predecessor in January 69. I wrote a very long article about the enigmatic life and death of Otho, focusing on comparing four Roman historian accounts and their different opinions on the matter.

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The New Leaf JournalEmperor Otho’s Peculiar Life and DeathA comprehensive study of the views of the ancient Roman historians of the life and death of Emperor Otho, who ruled Rome for three months in 69 AD.
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