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Episode CXXVIII - Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi (Gracchi I)

Emperors of Rome

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The Mother in Education Amongst the Leat Romans

She is supposed to have turned down a marriage proposal from a king from ptolemy, the eighth fiscon of egypt. She dedicates herself to her children's education which might seem quite surprising if you know about education in ancient rome. Anit shows the circles that she moves in and how highly she's considered. But it isn't whe tho ar getting offers, is it? Some people are skeptical of this, but even if it's not true, the fact that it becomes something that's repeated says a lot about her and how she's regarded.

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