Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women Before 1400

Julia Maesa Controls an Unusual Emperor (1x8)

Air date: Jan 01, 2019

After the murder of the despised Roman emperor Caracalla, an unlikely new dynasty was formed by a family of Syrian women. Examine how both utilizing and upending the strict gender roles of ancient Rome allowed Julia Maesa and her family to gain unprecedented (and precarious) power. Their influence was short-lived, but altered the course of the empire, nonetheless.