Mothers, wives and daughters of the Great King: the powerfull women of the Persian Court

• Grant number: 23/00658-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: June 01, 2023
• Status: Discontinued
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - History - Ancient and Medieval History
• Principal Investigator: Pedro Paulo Abreu Funari
• Grantee: Amabile Helena Zanco
• Host Institution: Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (IFCH). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 24/08887-9 - The Greco-Persian relations in Classical Antiquity through images: Persian women in attic iconography, BE.EP.DR 24/06439-9 - The Greco-Persian relations in Classical Antiquity through images: Persian women in attic iconography, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

In the present time, to dedicate oneself to the study of Antiquity it's a big challenge when compared to other periods in History, which provide a greater number of sources to our historical inquiry. Consequently, as historians of the Ancient World, we have to engage in the analysis of the available sources allied with new methodologies in order to look into this wide period of History.The project here displayed is greatly influenced by the gender problematic discussed in the last decades, and for that reason propose the analysis of the women in the persian royalty, such as the mothers, wives and daughter of the Great King, that are portrayed in many ancient literary and material sources, raising reflections about the influence and power conveyed by the classical documents.