A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Illustrated by Billy Renkl in the distant

in the distant

or Saz Paisley

a remarkable memoir that reveals her to be a fascinating figure

In this visually stunning book

Oprah Winfrey

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Illustrated by Billy Renkl in the distantIn Ancient Rome, all the best stories have one thing in commonmurder. 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