The Murder of Regilla
A Case of Domestic Violence in Antiquity
Published on 1. July 2009
264 pages
978-0-674-04220-9 (ISBN)
Description
Regilla was married at age 15 to wealthy Greek Herodes. Twenty years later, eight months pregnant with her sixth child, she died under mysterious circumstances from a blow delivered by Herodes's freedman. Herodes was charged but acquitted. This investigation suggests that despite his erection of monuments to his deceased wife, Herodes was guilty.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04220-9 (9780674042209)
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10/2009
Harvard University Press
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Person
Sarah B. Pomeroy is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Classics and History at the City University of New York.
Content
Contents Preface Genealogical Chart Regilla?s and Herodes? Family Introduction 1 Girlhood at Rome 2 A Roman Matron in Imperial Athens 3 Public Life 4 Death in Athens and Murder Trial in Rome 5 Regilla?s Final Resting Place Chronological Chart Notes Acknowledgments Art Credits Index
