The Murder of Regilla: A Case of Domestic Violence in Antiquity by Sarah B. Pomeroy

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

Sarah B. Pomeroy

249 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime challenging informative medium-paced
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Born into a Roman family, Regilla was married at 15 to Herodes, a wealthy Greek. 20 years later, she died under mysterious circumstances and her brother charged Herodes with murder, although he was later acquitted. Pomeroy's investigation suggests...

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