| International Standard Book Number |
9781419753053 hardcover
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| International Standard Book Number |
1419753053 hardcover
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| Personal Name |
Southon, Emma. author.
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| Title Statement |
A fatal thing happened on the way to the forum : murder in ancient Rome / Emma Southon.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Abrams Press, 2021.
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| Physical Description |
xii, 339 pages ; 24 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-329) and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Prologue -- Introduction: What is murder? -- Murder on the Senate floor -- Murder in Roman law -- Murder in the family -- Murder in marriage -- Murder in the slave state -- Murder by magic -- Murder in the Imperial House -- Murdering an emperor -- Judicial murder -- A fatal thing happened on the way to the forum: The end.
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| Summary, Etc. |
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.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Murder History. Rome
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Homicide History. Italy Rome
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Heads of state Crimes against Rome.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Rome History Republic, 265-30 B.C.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Rome History Empire, 284-476.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Rome Civilization History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Rome Social life and customs History.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
True crime stories.
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