Emma Southon

Dr. Emma Southon holds a PhD in ancient history from the University of Birmingham. The author of Marriage, Sex and Death: the Family and the Fall of Rome and Agrippina, she cohosts a history podcast with writer Janina Matthewson called History is Sexy, and works full time as a bookseller at Waterstones Belfast.

Emma Southon's Titles

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

A Rome of One's Own

“Clever, bold, and refreshingly feminist; readers will be engaged and entertained to the very end." (Booklist)This wildly entertaining new...

Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Murder in Ancient Rome

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

In Ancient Rome, all the best stories have one thing in common: murder. Blending history, true crime, and sharp wit, Emma Southon investigates...