Cover illustration: Obverse of a sestertius of Tiberius, Roman Mint, AD 22/3. It shows busts of the twin sons of Drusus, each emerging from a cornucopia (RIC I2 Tiberius 42; 25.7 g; 34 mm).
ANS 1944.100.39288. Photo: Courtesy of the American Numismatic Society.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Hug, Angela, 1979– author.
Title: Fertility, ideology, and the cultural politics of reproduction at Rome / by Angela Hug.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023] | Series: Impact of empire, 1572-0500 ; volume 45 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2023004195 (print) | LCCN 2023004196 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004540774 (hardback ; alk. paper) | ISBN 978900454078 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Human reproduction—Social aspects—Rome. | Family size—Rome. | Families—Rome. | Women—Rome. | Rome—Population policy.
Classification: LCC HQ766.5.R57 H84 2023 (print) | LCC HQ766.5.R57 (ebook) | DDC 304.6/3—dc23/eng/20230209
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023004195
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023004196
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ISSN 1572-0500
ISBN 978-90-04-54077-4 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-54078-1 (e-book)
Copyright 2023 by Angela Hug. Published by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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