A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women, Emma Southon

A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women, Emma SouthonNew Paperback Heres how the history of the Roman Empire usually goesWe 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 wont do as theyre

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