A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome - Softcover

Southon, Emma

 
9780861540518: A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0861540514 ISBN 13: 9780861540518
Verlag: Oneworld Publications, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

CSI: Ancient Rome - discover what everyday killings tell us about the Roman Empire and its people

'A brilliant idea, brilliantly executed.' Tom Holland, co-host of The Rest is History

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.

But what did killing really mean in a city where gladiators fought to the death to sate a crowd? Emma Southon examines real-life homicides from Roman history to take us inside Ancient Rome's unique culture of crime and punishment, and show us how the Romans viewed life, death, and what it means to be human.

'I love this funny, scholarly, erudite, irreverent book.' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent

'Those left cold by the sober tones of scholarship will find this voice liberating and intoxicating. Its energy is boundless and its range immense.' Wall Street Journal

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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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Verlag
Oneworld Publications
Erscheinungsdatum
2021
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0861540514
ISBN 13 
9780861540518
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
352
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