Table of Contents

*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface And Acknowledgments, pg. ix*Abbreviations, pg. xviii*I. The Paradox Of Elite Roman Women: Patriarchal Society and Female Formidability, pg. 1*II. Women of Elite Families and Roman Society, pg. 35*III. Filiae Familiae, pg. 62*IV. Sorores Familiae, pg. 150*V. Matres Familiae, pg. 211*VI. Some Cultural Perspectives on Ancient Roman Filiafocality, pg. 263*Selected Bibliography, pg. 347*Appendix: Genealogical Tables, pg. 363*Index of Ancient Sources, pg. 381*Index of Historical and Legendary Persons, pg. 398*Index of Subjects, pg. 413