Beyond the Boundaries of Fantasia: An ancient imagining of the future of leadership

Expert Takes on Plutarch's Antony (2:00)

Next, read the following pieces of modern scholarship on the Antony, on Plutarch's views of women in leadership positions, and on Roman treatments of Fulvia in literature and material culture. 

1. Jeffrey Beneker, "Eros and the Fall of Mark Antony", in The Passionate Statesman: Eros and Politics in Plutarch's Lives. Oxford: 2012.

2. Karin Blomqvist, "From Olympias to Aretaphila: Women in Politics in Plutarch", in Plutarch and his Intellectual World, ed. J.Mossman. Duckworth: 1997.

3. Judith Hallett, "Fulvia: The Representation of an Elite Roman Warrior Woman", in Women & War in Antiquity, eds. J. Fabre-Serris and A. Keith. Johns Hopkins: 2015.

Take time at the end of each piece to review the questions on the Life of Antony: what new insights does each piece bring into ancient views on gender and leadership? Are there new questions you think should be added?