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Messalina

Book • 2023
In this book, Honor Cargill-Martin reappraises the life of Messalina, one of the most slandered women in ancient history.

She delves beyond the salacious anecdotes to portray a woman who was intelligent, passionate, and ruthless in her pursuit of power within the male-dominated Roman imperial politics.

The book explores how Messalina's legacy has been memorialized in literature and art, offering a complex view of her life and times.

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as an astonishingly accomplished debut work of non-fiction.
Messalina: The most Notorious Woman of the Roman Empire

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