Tiber Queen: The Wrath of Clodia Metelli

Liu, Ella

Tiber Queen: The Wrath of Clodia Metelli

dc.contributor.advisor	Smith, Alden
dc.contributor.author	Liu, Ella
dc.contributor.department	University Scholar.	en_US
dc.contributor.other	Baylor University.	en_US
dc.contributor.schools	university scholar	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-05-29T12:59:17Z
dc.date.available	2020-05-29T12:59:17Z
dc.date.copyright	2020-05-04
dc.date.issued	2020-05-29
dc.description.abstract	This thesis is a historical fiction narrating the interactions of Clodia Metelli and Marcus Tullius Cicero from 59 to 56 BC through a series of letters. It will cover the election of Clodius Pulcher as Tribune of the Plebs, Cicero’s exile, and the burning down of his house. The letters also go through Cicero’s triumphant return and the trial of Marcus Caelius Rufus, all explained through a series of letters between Cicero and Clodia. Because this is a fictitious account, Clodia Metelli’s influence and involvement are exaggerated to better fit the historical events of the narrative. The letters aim to imitate the style of Cicero, though other aspects of his writing are also exaggerated. Through these letters, I hope to explore the dynamic of a public orator and an aristocratic female who would not have had as much voice in the late Roman Republic and provide a more nuanced portrait of Clodia Metelli than has been provided by her own personal enemies.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/2104/10936
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dc.rights.accessrights	Worldwide access	en_US
dc.subject	Classics, creative fiction	en_US
dc.title	Tiber Queen: The Wrath of Clodia Metelli	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US