The Murder of Regilla: A Case of Domestic Violence in Antiquity

by Sarah B. Pomeroy

Book Overview

From an acclaimed author comes a fascinating story of the life, marriage, and death of an all but forgotten Roman woman. Born to an illustrious Roman family in 125 CE, Regilla was married at the age of fifteen to Herodes, a wealthy Greek who championed his country's values at a time when Rome ruled.

Twenty years later--and eight months pregnant with her sixth child--Regilla died under mysterious circumstances, after a blow to the abdomen...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674034899
• ISBN13: 9780674034891
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.8"