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A Rome of One's Own

The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

By: Emma Southon

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A Rome of One's Own

The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

By: Emma Southon

From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a wildly entertaining new history of Rome that uses the lives of 21 women to upend our understanding of the ancient world The history of Rome has long been narrow and one-sided, essentially a history of “the Doing of Important Things.” And as far as Roman historians have been concerned, women don’t make that history. From Romulus through the political stab-fest of the late Republic, and then on to all the emperors, Roman historians may deign to give you a wife or a mother to show how bad things become when women get out of control, but history is more than that. Emma Southon’s A Rome of One’s Own is the best kind of correction. This is a retelling of the history of Rome with all the things Roman history writers relegate to the background, or designate as domestic, feminine, or worthless. This is a history of women who caused outrage, led armies in rebellion, wrote poetry; who lived independently or under the thumb of emperors. Told with humor and verve as well as a deep scholarly background, A Rome of One’s Own highlights women overlooked and misunderstood, and through them offers a fascinating and groundbreaking chronicle of the ancient world.

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A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women

By: Emma Southon

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Rome as you’ve never seen it before – brazenly unconventional, badly behaved and ever so feminine. ‘Hugely entertaining and illuminating’ —Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den A WATERSTONES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 Here’s how the history of the Roman Empire usually goes… We kick off with Romulus murdering his brother, go on to Brutus overthrowing Tarquin, bounce through an appallingly tedious list of battles and generals and consuls, before emerging into the political stab-fest of the late Republic. After ‘Et tu, Brute?’, it runs through all the emperors, occasionally nodding to a wife or mother to show how bad things get when women won’t do as they’re told, until Constantine invents Christianity only for Attila the Hun to come and ruin everything. Let’s tear up this script. The history of Rome and its empire is so much more than these ‘Important Things’. In this alternative history, Emma Southon tells another story about the Romans, one that lives through Vestal Virgins and sex workers, business owners and poets, empresses and saints. Discover how entrepreneurial sex worker Hispala Faecenia uncovered a conspiracy of treason, human sacrifice and Bacchic orgies so wild they would make Donna Tartt blush, becoming one of Rome’s unlikeliest heroes. Book yourself a table the House of Julia Felix and get to know Pompeii’s savviest businesswoman and restauranteur. Indulge in an array of locally sourced delicacies as you take in the wonderful view of Mount Vesuvius… what could possibly go wrong? Join the inimitable Septimia Zenobia, who – after watching a series of incompetent, psychopathic and incompetently psychopathic emperors almost destroy the Empire – did what any of us would do. She declared herself Empress, took over half the Roman Empire and ran it herself.

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Simon and Schuster

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0861542312

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Agrippina

By: Emma Southon

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Agrippina

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In her own time, she was recognized as a woman of unparalleled power. Beautiful and intelligent, she was portrayed as alternately a ruthless murderer and helpless victim, the most loving mother and the most powerful woman of the Roman empire, using sex, motherhood, manipulation, and violence to get her way, and single-minded in her pursuit of power for herself and her son, Nero.This book follows Agrippina as a daughter, born in Cologne, to the expected heir to Augustus’s throne; as a sister to Caligula who raped his sisters and showered them with honors until they attempted rebellion against him and were exiled; as a seductive niece and then wife to Claudius who gave her access to near unlimited power; and then as a mother to Nero—who adored her until he had her assassinated.Through senatorial political intrigue, assassination attempts, and exile to a small island, to the heights of imperial power, thrones, and golden cloaks and games and adoration, Agrippina scaled the absolute limits of female power in Rome. Her biography is also the story of the first Roman imperial family—the Julio-Claudians—and of the glory and corruption of the empire itself.

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A Rome of One's Own

The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

By: Emma Southon

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A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Murder in Ancient Rome

By: Emma Southon

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Murder in Ancient Rome

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An entertaining and informative look at the unique culture of crime, punishment, and killing in Ancient Rome 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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1419753061

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Agrippina

By: Emma Southon

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Domestic violence and health

The response of the medical profession

By: Williamson, Emma

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Domestic violence and health

The response of the medical profession

By: Williamson, Emma

Domestic violence and health is one of the first indepth studies within Britain to explore the issue of healthcare professionals' attitudes towards women who are victims of domestic violence. There is a growing interest by healthcare professionals and researchers about the role of healthcare professionals in relation to domestic violence. This book looks at the health experiences of women who are victims of domestic violence and the responses to such injuries by healthcare professionals. The author presents the results of an indepth qualitative study, conducted within Britain, examining domestic violence and health. Women who are treated medically without any acknowledgement of the social, personal and psychological aspects of their condition, are likely to re-present with domestic violence-related injuries. The book includes chapters that look at: current interest both nationally and internationally; why women access health services; an examination of the physical and non-physical effects of domestic violence; the range of treatment options currently favoured by healthcare professionals and the response of patients to them; differentiations in practice between different health professionals; the impact of domestic violence as a social issue on trends in medical training. These issues are considered in light of debates about medicalisation, the function of the sick role, and both biomedical/wound-led, and holistic/person-led approaches to health provision. Key findings are highlighted, and the author provides recommendations for good practice. Domestic violence and health is essential reading for public health administrators and policy makers, healthcare professionals and feminist researchers, activists and advocates.

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1847425216

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A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Murder in Ancient Rome

By: Emma Southon

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Murder in Ancient Rome

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An entertaining and informative look at the unique culture of crime, punishment, and killing in Ancient Rome 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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164700232X

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A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women

By: Emma Southon

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The Hidden Hand

By: Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

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The Hidden Hand

By: Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

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Sense & Sensibility

The Diaries

By: Emma Thompson,Clive Coote

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Sense & Sensibility

The Diaries

By: Emma Thompson,Clive Coote

Emma Thompson has written a screen adaption of Jane Austen's romantic satire of the mores and morals of early 19th-century England. In these diaries, she recounts the daily joys and despairs of working on this film as writer and star, with actors Hugh Grant, Kate Winslet and Alan Rickman.

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0747530602

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Happy Hobbies and Other Stories

By: Emma Thomson

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Happy Hobbies and Other Stories

By: Emma Thomson

Felicity Wishes has lots of adventures and three fantastic friends to share them with This book includes three stories: 'Dreamy Drawings', 'Happy Hobbies' and 'Magical Makeover'.

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0340902442

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Book's by Emma Southon

A Rome of One's Own

A Rome of One's Own

A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women

A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women

Agrippina

Agrippina

A Rome of One's Own

A Rome of One's Own

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Agrippina

Agrippina

Domestic violence and health

Domestic violence and health

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women

A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women

The Hidden Hand

The Hidden Hand

Sense & Sensibility

Sense & Sensibility

Happy Hobbies and Other Stories

Happy Hobbies and Other Stories

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