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True Crime in Ancient Rome


True Crime in Ancient Rome - Getty Museum

Historian Emma Southon explores bad behavior in ancient Rome.

True Crime in Ancient Rome (True Crime in Ancient Times series)

Emma Southon, author of the book A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, explores true crime as a lens on society and highlights a ...

Who was the first serial killer? - the story of murder in the Roman ...

The secrets of Ancient Rome are ... This true crime investigation transcends time and offers a captivating journey through history.

The Invention of Murder: How the Ancient Romans Codified Their ...

The Romans took a pragmatic (and utterly horrifying) approach when it came to determining liability for killing and injury.

Emma Southon on the True Crime Stories of Ancient Rome

For those interested in ancient murders, some are fictionalized in the Roma Sub Rosa series, by Steven Saylor.

Criminal History: Ancient Rome - Apple TV

This one-hour, recreation-driven documentary focuses on law and order in ancient Rome, from true-crime stories to the creation and function of various Roman ...

Special Episode - Murder in Ancient Rome - The Partial Historians

The assassination of Gaius (Caligula), the murder of the emperor Claudius by his wife (and niece!) Agrippina the Younger, the brutal end of the ...

A Tour Through the Underbelly of Rome - CrimeReads

True, none of these amounted to real crime in the day, but the fact remains that, over the course of its history, 400,000 mostly ...

True Crime in Ancient Rome Series - YouTube

True Crime in Ancient Rome (True Crime in Ancient Times series) · The Murders of Commodus (True Crime in Ancient Times series) · The Corpse on the Shore (True ...

Ancient Rome's Grizzliest True Crime Stories | | Full Special - YouTube

As we recount Roman true-crime stories, we also explore the creation and function of various Roman law enforcement agencies, including the ...

Crime and Punishment - Life in the Roman Empire

Capital punishment was standard in this society that built prisons mainly to hold the accused awaiting trial. Executions were public, and the means of execution ...

How bad was crime in ancient Rome? - Quora

The crime rate in ancient Rome was high, although maybe not in the way you might think. The average citizens of Rome followed something known as ...

True Crime in Ancient Times - Getty Museum

Explore with historian Ed Watts the life and death of this notorious Roman emperor who survived multiple assassination attempts. Then investigate other rotten ...

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient ...

Emma Southon's book is a highly readable, incredibly smart, sometimes funny and sometimes heart-wrenching history of Rome.

The Murders of Commodus (True Crime in Ancient Times series)

Follow the descent into madness of Emperor Commodus, who loved being an arena star and was very hard to kill. Historian Ed Watts leads the ...

Were there serial killers in ancient Rome? - Quora

There are people from ancient Rome who have gone down in history for their unprecedented cruelty and instigators of multiple killings, including ...

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient ...

In A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Emma Southon examines a trove of real-life homicides from Roman history to explore Roman ...

Secrets of Rome: Historical True Crime Small Group Tour

Unearth Rome's dark secrets on this fascinating historical true crime tour led by an expert storyteller. Delve into murders and hauntings on an ...

Locusta: Rome's Imperial Poisoner - Historical True Crime - Spotify

One of the most well-known classical poison concoctors was Locusta of Gaul, who practiced her trade in the Roman Empire throughout the first century.

Ancient Roman Serial Killers: Part I | Latin Language Blog

This month's focus is on one of the first figures who is identified as a “serial killer.” For those die-hard fans of true crime, I do understand ...