Book contents
- The Remarkable Life, Death, and Afterlife of an Ordinary Roman
- The Remarkable Life, Death, and Afterlife of an Ordinary Roman
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Life and Death of Flavius Agricola
- Chapter 1 The Monument, The Epitaph, and Their Setting
- Chapter 2 The Person, A Life, and Its Presentation
- Chapter 3 Flavia Primitiva: Wife, Mother, Casta Cultrix
- Chapter 4 Flavia Primitiva, Experience, and Community in the Iseum Campense
- Chapter 5 To Eat Is to Be? Flavius’ Worldview in Perspective
- Chapter 6 Meeting Flavius at the Tomb
- Part II The Many Afterlives of Flavius Agricola
- Notes
- References
- Index
Chapter 3 - Flavia Primitiva: Wife, Mother, Casta Cultrix
from Part I - The Life and Death of Flavius Agricola
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 December 2024
Book contents
- The Remarkable Life, Death, and Afterlife of an Ordinary Roman
- The Remarkable Life, Death, and Afterlife of an Ordinary Roman
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Life and Death of Flavius Agricola
- Chapter 1 The Monument, The Epitaph, and Their Setting
- Chapter 2 The Person, A Life, and Its Presentation
- Chapter 3 Flavia Primitiva: Wife, Mother, Casta Cultrix
- Chapter 4 Flavia Primitiva, Experience, and Community in the Iseum Campense
- Chapter 5 To Eat Is to Be? Flavius’ Worldview in Perspective
- Chapter 6 Meeting Flavius at the Tomb
- Part II The Many Afterlives of Flavius Agricola
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
Of the fifteen lines of Flavius Agricola’s epitaph, seven grant a subbiography of his wife of thirty years, Flavia Primitiva, and her son, Aurelius Primitivus. This chapter considers Flavia’s characterization, particularly as a chaste worshipper of the Egyptian goddess Isis, and weighs the potential appeal of this cult.
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- The Remarkable Life, Death, and Afterlife of an Ordinary RomanA Social History, pp. 44 - 60Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025