Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

compiled by Stefan Blaschke

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Start: Topical Index: Representations: Historiographical Texts: Ancient Historiography:

Representations: Historiographical Texts:
TACITUS

»Publius Cornelius Tacitus, known simply as Tacitus (/ˈtæsɪtəs/ TAS-it-əs, Latin: [ˈtakɪtʊs]; c. AD 56 – c. 120), was a Roman historian and politician. Tacitus is widely regarded as one of the greatest Roman historians by modern scholars.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

Annales (The Annals)

»The Annals (Latin: Annales) by Roman historian and senator Tacitus is a history of the Roman Empire from the reign of Tiberius to that of Nero, the years AD 14-68.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Roman History

II. Geographical Index: English History, Italian History

III. Topical Index: Cases: Real Offenders: Agrippina the Younger, Augustus, Messalina; Real Victims: Boucida's Daughters, Livia | Types: General: Rape, Sexual Assault; Wartime Sexual Violence: Boucidan Revolt

I. Author Index

[Info] Vikman, Elisabeth. »Ancient Origins: Sexual Violence in Warfare, Part I.« Anthropology & Medicine 12 (2005): 21-31.

[Info] Williams, Feranmi O. Rape, Law and Politics in Ancient Roman Society. B.A. Thesis, University of Ibadan, 2024.

II. Speaker Index

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1. Rape of Boudica's Daughters

I. Author Index

[Info] Cosgrave, Elinor G. Captive-taking in the Late Roman Republic and Early Principate: Historical Realities and Elite Representations. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Leeds, 2021.

II. Speaker Index

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2. Rape of Livia by Augustus

I. Author Index

[Info] Strunk, Thomas E. »Rape and Revolution: Livia and Augustus in Tacitus' Annales.« Latomus 73 (2014): 126-148.

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3. Sexual Assaults by Agrippina the Younger

I. Author Index

[Info] Düsenberg, Marie J. »Dux femina: Transgressive Frauen bei Tacitus.&« Transgression und Devianz in der antiken Welt. Edited by Lennart Gilhaus et al. Stuttgart 2020: 143-167.

[Info] Panoussi, Vassiliki. »From Adultery to Incest: Messalina and Agrippina as Sexual Aggressors in Tacitus' Annals.« Complex Inferiorities: An International Conference on the Poetics of the Weaker Voice in Latin Literature. Oxford 2014.

II. Speaker Index

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4. Sexual Assaults by Messalina

I. Author Index

[Info] Panoussi, Vassiliki. »From Adultery to Incest: Messalina and Agrippina as Sexual Aggressors in Tacitus' Annals.« Complex Inferiorities: An International Conference on the Poetics of the Weaker Voice in Latin Literature. Oxford 2014.

II. Speaker Index

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De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae

»The Agricola (Latin: De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae, lit. On the life and character of Julius Agricola) is a book by the Roman writer, Tacitus, written c. AD 98. The work recounts the life of his father-in-law Gnaeus Julius Agricola, an eminent Roman general and Governor of Britain from AD 77/78 – 83/84. It also covers the geography and ethnography of ancient Britain.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Roman History

II. Geographical Index: English History

III. Topical Index: Types: Wartime Sexual Violence: Campaigns of Agricola

I. Author Index

[Info] Cosgrave, Elinor G. Captive-taking in the Late Roman Republic and Early Principate: Historical Realities and Elite Representations. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Leeds, 2021.

II. Speaker Index

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