A Rome of One's Own
The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

Conventional Ancient Roman histories may be dominated by men, but that tells an incomplete story. Emma Southon tells the stories of twenty-one women who made their mark on the empire. While I enjoy reading about history, ancient history is usually not my jam - with one major exception. I will read an......more

OK, I'm only 1/3 of the way into my e-ARC so far, but I had to stop to say this: Because I'd loved Emma Southon's earlier books (especially her Agrippina bio), I knew I would probably enjoy this one (a history of Rome through its documented women). I was expecting it to be sharp and witty and full of......more

An entertaining and educational work, from a scholar of ancient history whose work always comes across to me like lectures from “the fun professor”: someone deeply versed in scholarship but with a delivery that is hip, irreverent, and opinionated. The British title is “A History of the Roman Empire......more

I wanna start this review by saying that I was SO excited about this book and i have loved everything else Emma Southon has written. That is why the dissapointment is so deep here. This book is so full of relentless pop culture and current jokes (that mostly feel super forced) that it’s hard to read......more

I enjoyed the stories that were told though it did tend to get a little repetitive in the nature of it's story telling. For me the tone did not work as much as the author tried to make it work. It felt as if the author was writing Roman history for tumblr. This may work for other readers but just di......more