Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World by Honor Cargill-Martin

Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World

Honor Cargill-Martin

368 pages first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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The shocking and scandalous story of Messalina—the third wife of Emperor Claudius—one of the most controversial women to have inhabited the Roman world.The lubricious image of the Empress Messalina as a ruthless, predatory, and sexually insatiable...

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informative 100%
reflective 55%
challenging 25%
dark 18%
adventurous 11%
inspiring 11%
funny 7%
tense 7%
emotional 3%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 3%
sad 3%

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slow 7%

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