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Author:

Southon, Emma, author.

Title:

A fatal thing happened on the way to the forum : murder in ancient Rome / Emma Southon.

Publisher:

Abrams Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xii, 339 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Murder--Rome--History.
Homicide--Rome--Rome--History.
Heads of state--Crimes against--Rome.
Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C.
Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
Rome--History--Empire, 284-476.
Rome--History.--History.
Rome--History.--History.
True crime stories.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-329) and index.

Summary:

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 theater, Claudius was poisoned at dinner, and Galba was beheaded in the Forum. In one 50-year period, 26 emperors were murdered. But what did killing mean in a city where gladiators fought to the death to sate a crowd? In A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Emma Southon examines a trove of real-life homicides from Roman history to explore Roman culture, including how perpetrator, victim, and the act itself were regarded by ordinary people. Inside Ancient Rome's darkly fascinating history, we see how the Romans viewed life, death, and what it means to be human.

ISBN:

9781419753053 (hardcover)
1419753053

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1200495252

LCCN:

2020944849

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)