521 The Empress Messalina (with Honor Cargill-Martin) | My Last Book with Robert Chandler
The History of Literature
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The Goddess of Historical Biography
Kargil Martin's new film is based on the life of Messalina, a Roman woman. The actress says she wanted to show how women were categorized in ancient Rome. "There was this idea that you're either sexual or you're kind of intellectual," Kargil said. 'I thought like she'd really been a victim of that'
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