Unmanly Men and Manly Women What happens when gender lines are crossed in Imperial Rome?
How do we define manly and unmanly? Before we begin discussing the Romans, here are a few aspects of gender to consider from our own culture . . . Also a reminder that the book “Egalia’s Daughters” is available for purchase at Wild Iris books (located on University, near Ayers Medical Plaza)
Are the Wild Boyz Manly?
Is this a girly man? Who defines what is the norm for a culture? Do we make exceptions for certain subcultures within a culture?
Things the Romans found unmanly
Women the Romans found manly
Agrippina, the wife of Claudius From this point, the empire was changed. All obeyed a woman. But this was a woman without feminine frivolity. She was openly severe and often arrogant. Agrippina's dominance was almost masculine. Tacitus