In the wake of Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra, this is an attempt to similarly rescue the wife of her antagonist, Augustus, from the demonization of ancient historians. Livia Drusilla of the Claudii (58 B.C ...
Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Author Mary Mudd says, "Livia Drusilla, the ...
For anyone who saw the BBC series I, Claudius, the image of Livia will be forever linked with the elegant and darkly humorous performance by Siân Phillips, the Welsh actress. The wife of Augustus ...
Sky on Monday launched high-end TV series “Domina,” which examines Roman history through a female prism, toplining Kasia Smutniak (“Perfect Strangers,” “Devils”) as Livia Drusilla, the politically ...
Domina airs every Friday evening at 9pm on Sky Atlantic. The eight-part part series stars Kasia Smutniak, Ben Batt, Nadia Parkes and Liam Cunningham. The cast and creator, Simon Burke, spoke to ...
Explores the history of the Roman Empire through the eyes of Empress Livia Drusilla, examining the reign of her husband Augustus, as well as the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. The ...
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2011. Pp. x, 320. Illus., stemmata, gloss., notes, biblio., index. $27.99. ISBN: 0312658648. One of the most maligned women in history ...
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2011. Pp. x, 320. Illus., stemmata, gloss., notes, biblio., index. $27.99. ISBN: 0312658648 One of the most maligned women in history ...