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.