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A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Murder in Ancient Rome

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A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

De: Emma Southon
Narrado por: Sophie Ward
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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 and death and what it means to be human.

©2021 Emma Southon. Published in 2021 by Abrams Press, an imprint of ABRAMS, New York. All rights reserved (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing Antiguo Crimen Roma Divertido Ingenioso Historia antigua
Witty Historical Perspective • Engaging Storytelling Approach • Excellent Narration • Informative Research • Perfect Timing
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Leave it to a British author to make the history of murders in Rome a hoot. Very informative, kept my interest, even laughed out loud several times. Highly recommend this book.

Not a run of the mill history of Rome

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hilariously delivered, what a joy, I want more, great history of Rome and murder!

best history book ever

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Excellent and entertaining history of murder in Ancient Rome. Really enjoyed the narration. Subtly funny.

Excellent

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Fantastic! The author writes in unabashedly frank language about the topic. The reader (woman, oh how I could kiss you for your performance) intones the perfect pitch, tenor, pronunciations, and marvelously understated matter-of-fact that makes this audio book shimmer.

Roman history without gloss

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Murder, the Roman Empire, wit and humor… a wonderful mix that created a great experience.

This one was fun!

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I enjoyed her dry humor and taking the piss out of ancient ideas. She made following the names of all these Romans easier than in other historical audiobooks I've tried. The subject matter was very interesting and I learned a lot of new things. I wish there could have been more about common people, but as she says in the book repeatedly, we don't know enough about them because they weren't important enough to the Romans to write anything about. The stuff at the end about the executions and coliseum and crucifixions was ghastly and so interesting!

Funny yet serious

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Great tale great narration. Southon is an amazingly witty historian. Highly recommend this great book.

History is absolutely nuts sometimes.

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Several point of the recording are missing. The audio pauses and resumes but not where is cut out.

Some technical glitches

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The author has certainly selected an aspect of ancient Roman society more often obscured, or ignored, by many historians. Her direct examination of forms of murder throughout the period forces the listener to acknowledge that the Rome most of lauded for its achievements was, as with all empires, based on the brutal use of slaves and the non-citizens and poor.

Unfortunately her use of expletives and dark humour detracts. The subject matter can not be treated as terrible, inhuman and beyond comprehension at the same time as being strewn with swearing and attempts at humour.

That being said it is certainly a book that forces one to acknowledge that all that sparkles has been hewn from the earth at a terrible cost. The Roman heroes stood upon the corpses of the murdered.

Interesting but turns tedious

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This is the funniest audiobook I’ve ever listened to. The narrator is fantastic!!!!! Thanks for a great listen

Hilarious!!!!

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