{"product_id":"a-rome-of-ones-own-the-forgotten-women-of-the-roman-empire-emma-southon-paperback","title":"A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire -- Emma Southon, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eA Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum\u003c\/i\u003e, a \"clever, bold, and refreshingly feminist\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) history of Rome that uses the lives of 21 women to upend our understanding of the ancient world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Emma Southon's \u003ci\u003eA Rome of One's Own\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eA Rome of One's Own\u003c\/i\u003e highlights women overlooked and misunderstood, and through them offers a fascinating and groundbreaking chronicle of the ancient world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Southon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419760198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Emma Southon\u003c\/b\u003e holds a PhD in ancient history from the University of Birmingham. The author of \u003ci\u003eA Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarriage, Sex and Death: The Family and the Fall of Rome \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAgrippina\u003c\/i\u003e, she cohosts a history podcast with writer Janina Matthewson called \u003ci\u003eHistory is Sexy\u003c\/i\u003e and works full time as a bookseller at Waterstones Belfast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emma Southon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49819465875684,"sku":"9781419760198","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781419760198.jpg?v=1788853841","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/a-rome-of-ones-own-the-forgotten-women-of-the-roman-empire-emma-southon-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}