<description>&lt;p&gt;Arria, and her daughter of the same name, were celebrated in Roman literature for their virtues, piety, and devotion to family. Remembered above all for their willingness to embrace self-sacrifice, their lives and deaths became exemplars of courage and duty, cited by writers like Pliny and Martial as models of Roman virtue.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Episode CCXLVIII (248)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Guest: Assoc. Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classic and Ancient History, La Trobe University)&lt;/p&gt;
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Being the daughter of Cato and wife of Brutus came with certain expectations from the ancient world.

Arria, and her daughter of the same name, were celebrated in Roman literature for their virtues, piety, and devotion to family. Remembered above all for their willingness to embrace self-sacrifice, their lives and deaths became exemplars of courage and duty, cited by writers like Pliny and Martial as models of Roman virtue.

Episode CCXLVIII (248)

Guest: Assoc. Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classic and Ancient History, La Trobe University)

Emperors of Rome

Paetus, It Does Not Hurt

Paetus, It Does Not Hurt

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