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Title: Hortensia The Golden Tongued Woman


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Hortensia The Golden- Tongued Woman
  • By Alayna W.

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Hortensia
  • Personal Life
  • As a Womans Spokesperson
  • Government
  • Most Determined

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Personal Life
  • Born 62 B.C.
  • Her Father was an orator, Quintus Hortensius
    Hortalus
  • Lessons from a tutor in Latin, Greek,
    literature, music, history and oratory.

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Personal Life
  • Became an adult when she was 13 or 14 years of
    age. She took off her gold bulla and put it on
    the lararium.
  • She married a man named Sevilus Caepio when she
    was about 16( She became a widow soon after.)
  • Her Father died when she was about 15.

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Government
  • Triumvirs - Octivius, Lepidus and Mark Antonty.
  • Triumvirs had started a campaign against the
    assassins of Julius Ceaser.
  • TAX- 1,400 wealthy women for 100,000 denarii to
    help pay for the campaign.

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As A Woman Spokesperson
  • Hortensia was elected to represent the women who
    were taxed
  • The women went to all the female relatives of
    the Triumvirs to state their appeal.
  • They were successful in persuading Antonys
    mother,

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As A women Spokesperson
  • Julia and Octiviuss Sister Octavia
  • They were un successful in persuading Fulvia,
    Antonys 2nd wife.
  • The women went to the Forum and Triumvirate
    Tribunal and stated their case.
  • Hortensias most famous speech was made there.

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As a Women Spokesperson
  • The Triumvirates Changed the Tax to 400 and would
    include men and foreigners

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Most Determined
  • Hortensia is The best canidate for most
    Determined because
  • No women had ever spoken in the Forum before her
  • She broke he stereotype of the ideal women being
    seen not heard.
  • That she even dared to speak at all is notable.
    That she spoke and affected even the slightest
    change is remarkable.
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