About this Event
We are delighted to welcome Dr Emma Southon, author of A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women and A Fatal Think Happened on the Way to the Forum to celebrate the publication of Servus: How Slavery Made the Roman Empire.
About the book
Servus takes us into the invisible spaces of the Roman world, where millions of enslaved lives were unwillingly dedicated to the perpetuation of the empire that owned them. From the fields of wheat required to give every Roman their daily bread, to the actors and gladiators who provided their circuses, and the miners who kept Rome a city of gold and marble, enslaved people were the bedrock of the Roman Empire. These enslaved people were ubiquitous, but silenced. Through the fragments they left behind, historian Emma Southon traces the pain and tragedy of their lives alongside the love stories, lifelong friendships, small victories and hard-won freedoms.
Servus tells the truth about the Roman empire and the unseen lives that made it so dominant.
Emma will be in conversation, followed by an audience Q & A and signing.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Waterstones, 24-26 High Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom
GBP 5.00 to GBP 28.00
