A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome Genki Kawamura Michael Ondaatje and Martin Amis

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A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome Genki Kawamura Michael Ondaatje and Martin AmisIn Ancient Rome all the best stories have one thing in common murder. Romulus killed Remus to found the city; Caesar was assassinated to save the Republic. Caligula was butchered in the theatre, Claudius was poisoned at dinner and Galba was beheaded in the forum. In one fifty year period, twenty six emperors were murdered. But what did killing mean in a city where gladiators fought to the death to sate a crowd? Emma Southon examines real life