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

by Emma Southon

women being punished for sexual crimes, such as having any sex at all,

broad group of men who claimed to celebrate intellectual virtue and were very irritating about it,

Like so many rich boys from rich parents who can do whatever they like, he was also absolutely horrible.

The Latin word for sorcerer is the same as the word for poisoner: veneficus. The Greek word for poisoner is the same as the word for medicine: pharmakon.