Serial Adulterer or Political Mastermind: A Re-examination of the Evidence on Julia the Elder’s Autonomy

Keck, Sarah Anne

Serial Adulterer or Political Mastermind: A Re-examination of the Evidence on Julia the Elder’s Autonomy

dc.contributor.advisor	Hughes, Lisa A.
dc.contributor.author	Keck, Sarah Anne
dc.contributor.committeemember	Muessig, Carolyn
dc.contributor.committeemember	Sigismund-Nielson, Hanne
dc.date	2024-06
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-06T16:29:56Z
dc.date.available	2024-05-06T16:29:56Z
dc.date.issued	2024-04-29
dc.description.abstract	Scholarship on Julia the Elder’s life has continuously focused on the impact her actions had on Augustus, and other men in her life such as Tiberius or Iullus. It is male oriented and denies Julia autonomy and agency as an individual. Beginning with scholars such as R. Syme (1939), R. Bauman (1994) and E. Fantham (2006), key scholars in Augustan studies, I examine their arguments and identify the ways in which they view Julia as lacking autonomy. More recent works such as A. Richlin (2014) where the evidence on Julia is critically re-examined to identify authorial bias and intent that had previously not been addressed. This thesis provides a new way to view the evidence that allows for an understanding of Julia’s potential autonomy through a re-examination of the evidence, with a framework based on C. Mackenzie’s (2014) relational model of autonomy. By using this model, which fosters an understanding of the connections between the different aspects of autonomy, I can better address the internal conditions of Julia’s autonomy. With a focus on literary evidence on the events of 2 B.C.E. which led to Julia exile, I begin an analysis of how each autonomy condition could be filled with the evidence available. This thesis provides more holistic reading of Julia that acknowledges her beyond mere adulteress, but as a potential political mastermind.
dc.identifier.citation	Keck, S. A. (2024). Serial adulterer or political mastermind: a re-examination of the evidence on Julia the Elder’s autonomy (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1880/118624
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/43466
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher.faculty	Graduate Studies
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary
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dc.subject	Autonomy
dc.subject	Literary Evidence-based
dc.subject	Macrobius
dc.subject	Julia the Elder
dc.subject	Augustus
dc.subject	2 B.C.E.
dc.subject.classification	History--Ancient
dc.subject.classification	Women's Studies
dc.title	Serial Adulterer or Political Mastermind: A Re-examination of the Evidence on Julia the Elder’s Autonomy
dc.type	master thesis
thesis.degree.discipline	Greek & Roman Studies
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Calgary
thesis.degree.name	Master of Arts (MA)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudent	I do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.