agrippina 8.12 Flashcards
1
Q
Legacy
A
the physical traces she left behind
- coins
- cameos
- statues
non physical
- ancient writers
- modern interpretations
2
Q
Impact of her personality on her public image?
A
-tacitus and Suetonius talk shit about her but modern iconographic representations suggest her as good
> “Ags contribution to her time seems to have been a positive one” -BARRETT
> “coinage and states she spears as matron and priestess”
> “Ags imagery was folded both to serve the interests of the Julio Claudia’s regime” GINSBURG
