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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.

Publication Info. New York : Abrams Press, 2021.
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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  364.15230901 SOUTHON    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  937.06 SOU    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  364.1523 SOUTHON    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  364.1523 SOUTHON    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  364.1523 SOUTHON    Check Shelf
Description xii, 339 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography 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.
Subject Murder -- Rome -- History.
Homicide -- Italy -- 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 -- Civilization -- History.
Rome -- Social life and customs -- History.
Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
Homicide. (OCoLC)fst00959660
Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
Murder. (OCoLC)fst01029781
Italy -- Rome. (OCoLC)fst01204500
Rome (Empire) (OCoLC)fst01204885
Chronological Term 265 B.C.-476 A.D.
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
True crime stories.
ISBN 1419753053 (hardcover)
9781419753053 (hardcover)
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