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A fatal thing happened on the way to the forum, murder in ancient Rome, Emma Southon

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A fatal thing happened on the way to the forum, murder in ancient Rome, Emma Southon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A fatal thing happened on the way to the forum

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Emma Southon

Sub title

murder in ancient Rome

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 theatre, Claudius was poisoned at dinner and Galba was beheaded in the forum. In one fifty-year period, twenty-six emperors were murdered. But what did killing mean in a city where gladiators fought to the death to sate a crowd? Emma Southon examines real-life homicides from Roman history to explore how perpetrator, victim and the act itself were regarded by ordinary people. Inside Ancient Rome's unique culture of crime and punishment, we see how the Romans viewed life, death, and what it means to be human

Table Of Contents

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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