I, Claudia II

"I Claudia is the first comprehensive study of the lives of Roman women as revealed in Roman visual culture, including porotraits, reliefs, wall paintings, architecture, and decorative arts. Seven essays discuss gender theory, portraits of empresses and princesses, the portrayal of women as goddesses in Roman art, and women's roles in society, in the home, in Latin literature, and as patrons of the arts." From the bookjacket.