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Arria, and her daughter of the same name, were celebrated in Roman literature for their virtues, piety, and devotion to family. Remembered above all for their willingness to embrace self-sacrifice, their lives and deaths became exemplars of courage and duty, cited by writers like Pliny and Martial as models of Roman virtue.
Episode CCXLVIII (248)
Guest: Assoc. Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classic and Ancient History, La Trobe University)
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Arria, and her daughter of the same name, were celebrated in Roman literature for their virtues, piety, and devotion to family. Remembered above all for their willingness to embrace self-sacrifice, their lives and deaths became exemplars of courage and duty, cited by writers like Pliny and Martial as models of Roman virtue.
Episode CCXLVIII (248)
Guest: Assoc. Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classic and Ancient History, La Trobe University)

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