Clodia of Rome: Champion of the Republic - Couverture rigide

Boin, Douglas

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1324035676 ISBN 13 : 9781324035671

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2025

Synopsis

A thrilling new history of the late Roman Republic, told through a woman’s quest for justice

A pioneering political voice, with charisma and power that rivalled many of her male contemporaries, Clodia of Rome was a pivotal figure in the late Roman Republic until a murder trial, rife with corruption, catalysed her fall from grace. Taking readers inside the courtroom to follow the trial and Clodia’s family’s tumultuous political history, Douglas Boin brings a modern perspective to a long-buried story, full of juicy details and fascinating anecdotes.

With numerous examples of the surprising roles that Roman women played, followed by the attempts of powerful men to erase their stories, Boin challenges the male-dominated narrative of classical antiquity. Clodia of Rome offers a new understanding of the radical modernity of first-century Rome—one that mirrors our own in its volatile conflicts between forces of change and those of reaction.

Douglas Boin’s Alaric the Goth was praised as: "Superb”—The Economist
The Best Books of the Year 2020: History, The Economist
"...a finely crafted account of how Alaric became the embodiment of Rome's self-defeating fear of the world outside its frontiers."—Philip Parker, Literary Review

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Douglas Boin is professor of history at Saint Louis University and the author of Alaric the Goth. His essays have appeared in Time, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his husband.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1324035676
• ISBN 13: 9781324035671
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible