Review of 'A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Pretty accessible for someone who knows nothing :)
hardcover, 352 pages
Published March 9, 2021 by Abrams Press.
Pretty accessible for someone who knows nothing :)
The surprising insight of this book is how much “murder” is a social construct. This is shown with a Roman state that, with very few exceptions, avoided to get involved in the prosecution of homicides.