A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Murder in Ancient Rome

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Emma Southon
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 352pg
2 Sep 2021 UK
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9780861540518
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In Ancient Rome all the best stories have one thing in common - murder. Romulus killed Remus to found the city; Caesar was assassinated to save the Republic. Caligula was butchered in the theatre, Claudius was poisoned at dinner and Galba was beheaded in the forum. In one fifty-year period, twenty-six emperors were murdered. But what did killing mean in a city where gladiators fought to the death to sate a crowd? Emma Southon examines real-life homicides from Roman history to explore how perpetrator, victim and the act itself were regarded by ordinary people. Inside Ancient Rome' s unique culture of crime and punishment, we see how the Romans viewed life, death, and what it means to be human.
' A brilliant idea, brilliantly executed. ' -- Tom Holland, author of Rubicon, Dynasty and Dominion ' Southon brings some great and little-known murder stories to light, revelling in the bizarre and the macabre. ' * BBC History Magazine * ' Blood, guts, murder, emperors and a sprinkling of uplifting Latin. A wonderful book on the Roman way of death. Mirabile dictu!' -- Harry Mount, author of Carpe Diem and Amo Amas Amat. . . and All That ' Her lively and intermittently potty-mouthed biography of Nero' s remarkable mother contains fascinating vignettes of Roman life (what to expect on your wedding day) and explores why Roman authors wrote about women in the way that they did. ' * New Statesman, Best Books of the Year, on Agrippina *
Emma Southon is a Bookshop Manager at Waterstones and the author of Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore, a Best Book of the Year for the New Statesman. Armed with a PhD in Ancient History, she also co-hosts the History is Sexy podcast. She lives in Belfast, with her cat Livia, and tweets @NuclearTeeth. www. emmasouthon. com

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