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Agrippina: The Most Extraordinary Woman of the Roman World by Emma Southon

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funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Emma Southon seems like the kind of person I would love to hang out with. I imagine bottles of wine and gossiping about Roman emperors like they're our weird cousins. That's the tone this book sets. I loved the irreverent attitude toward all things Roman, including calling out every instance of patriarchal bullshit both ancient and modern, and I appreciated the candor with which Southon explains her sources. A lot of the time, she's giving what amounts to an opinion or an educated guess based on the tiny scraps of evidence available to historians; she is always unflinchingly honest about it and also very thorough and convincing in making her arguments at these points. I can't recommend this book enough! People who don't like gratuitous cursing (the exact opposite of my stance) should skip this one, though.
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