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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.
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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Dan Jones
Messalina: The most Notorious Woman of the Roman Empire
