Table of Contents

Introduction: Other and same: Female presence in Flavian epic ; 1. Mourning endless: Female otherness in Statius' Thebaid ; 2. Defining the other: From altera patria to tellus mater in Silius Italicus' Punica ; 3. Comes ultima fati: Regulus' encounter with Marcia's otherness in Punica 6 ; 4. Playing the same: Roman and non-Roman mothers in the Punica ; Epilogue: Virgins and (M)others: Appropriations of same and other in Flavian Rome

About the Author

Antony Augoustakis is Associate Professor of Classics, Baylor University

Reviews

a welcome addition to earlier studies of gender in Roman epic
*Neil Bernstein, Journal of Roman Studies*

Augoustakis book brings to light new questions and illustrates how a changed angle of vision can enrich our perception of these texts that many regard as highly patriarchal. He offers new and perceptive reflections on aspects of alienation and gender representation in Flavian epic poetry.
*Tracy Deline, Bryn Mawr Classical Review31/10/2012*