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A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon
22 reviews
emmsbookshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Death, Murder, Gore, Blood, War, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Slavery, Sexual violence, and Colonisation
kwthor's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Suicide, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder, Cursing, Sexual violence, Gore, Child abuse, Animal death, Trafficking, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Colonisation, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Animal cruelty
m_a_j's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, and Slavery
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Misogyny
vessel's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Murder, Death, Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, and Child death
rheagoveas's review
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Slavery, and Violence
danimacuk's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Classism, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Rape, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Physical abuse
Minor: Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia
rosemaryandrue's review
4.0
This was a fascinating read that taught me as much about Ancient Rome as it did murder in it. The author writes in a dryly humorous style that engaged me well. The book covers murder in both the high and low social classes, which I appreciated as often history books focus on the high born.
Graphic: Murder and Violence
another_dahlia's review
3.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Sexism, Murder, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Rape, Domestic abuse, Racism, Slavery, War, Animal cruelty, and Classism
gringolet's review
4.5
Moderate: Violence, Rape, Sexism, Death, Blood, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Colonisation, Slavery, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Murder, and War
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