A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Resumen del libro

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.

Biografía del autor

Emma Southon es doctora en Historia Antigua por la Universidad de Birmingham e investiga sobre sexo, familia, género y religión. Mantiene una larga e intempestiva relación con los chicos malos del Imperio romano y otra gente extravagante, en especial con Calígula. Tiene una gata que se llama Livia. Presenta, con Janina Matthewson, el podcast History Is Sexy, tiene un blog en emmasouthon.com y twitea como Dr Souhton.