
Messalina : a story of empire, slander and adultery
Cargill, Honor2023
Books, Manuscripts
The classicist Honor Cargill-Martin reappraises one of the most slandered and underestimated female figures of ancient history. Looking beyond the salacious anecdotes, she finds a woman battling to assert her position in the overwhelmingly male world of imperial Roman politics - and succeeding.
Main title:
Messalina : a story of empire, slander and adultery / Honor Cargill-Martin.
Author:
Cargill, Honor, author
Imprint:
London : Apollo Library, 2023.
Collation:
352 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781801102599 (hbk)
Dewey class:
937.07092937.63
LC class:
DG274.3
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3380673