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A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon
20 reviews
another_dahlia's review
3.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Sexism, Murder, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Rape, Domestic abuse, Racism, Slavery, War, Animal cruelty, and Classism
tlholmes's review
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Torture, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, and Misogyny
Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty
nassuada's review
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Misogyny, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Classism, Death of parent, Slavery, Animal cruelty, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War, Rape, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Child abuse, and Abortion
panireads's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Slavery, Torture, and Violence
simixfe's review
3.25
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Death, Blood, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Death of parent, Child death, Torture, and Slavery
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death, Antisemitism, and Animal cruelty
shelfofunread's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Suicide, and Murder
anneshamitha's review
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Rape, War, Violence, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Classism, and Child death
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Genocide
j_squaredd's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Rape, Murder, and Slavery
jhoiraartificer's review
4.5
Graphic: Torture
vicious's review
5.0
This book is about the complicated definition of murder from a Roman standpoint, comparing it to a modern viewpoint to realistically put into perspective just how different today's world culture is from that of ancient Rome. It's very fascinating. If you're into true crime and/or Roman history, you will love it. If you, like me, are not into either, you may still take a liking to it as I have. If only all history books were written in such a fun and engaging manner maybe more people would be interested in history as a whole.
There are some hefty trigger warnings to take into account with this book as it does detail some brutal and gory deaths. Also, definitely keep a placeholder on the footnotes; they can be a joy to read and often provide additional information.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Suicide attempt, Violence, Slavery, and Suicide
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Incest, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, and Pedophilia