去古罗马广场的路上发生了一件致命的事
A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Emma Southon · 初版 2020 年
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在古罗马，所有最精彩的故事都有一个共同点——谋杀。Romulus杀死了Remus以建立这座城市；Caesar遇刺是为了拯救共和国；Caligula在剧场惨遭屠戮，Claudius在宴席上被毒死，而Galba在广场上被斩首。在短短五十年间，就有二十六位皇帝遇害。但在一座角斗士以死相搏来取悦大众的城市里，杀戮究竟意味着什么？Emma Southon审视了罗马历史中的真实谋杀案，探究普通人如何看待凶手、受害者以及行凶行为本身。深入古罗马独特的文化...
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我打算列出几本，因为我的口味比较小众。希望其中至少有一本能合某些人的胃口。《去广场路上发生的致命意外：古罗马的谋杀案》，Emma Southon；《但丁如何拯救你的人生：史上最伟大诗篇的改命智慧》，Rod Dreher；《俱乐部：约翰逊、鲍斯威尔以及塑造一个时代的友人们》，…
I’m going to name several, as I have odd tastes. I hope there is at least one here that someone will enjoy. “A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome”, Emma Southon “How Dante Can Save Your Life: The Life-Changing Wisdom of History's Greatest Poem”, Rod Dreher “The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends Who Shaped an Age”,…
…但也不至于“完全没有”，而且我想我最近买的至少三本书，纯粹就是因为看了网上的深度书评（分别是 Ross King 的《佛罗伦萨的书商》、Emma Southon 的《去广场路上发生的致命意外》和 Geraldine Brooks 的《奇迹之年》；我读过的前两本，优缺点并存，而我记得书评把这两方面都指出来了）
…but there isn't "none" and I think I have bought at least three books recently purely on the strength of in-depth reviews I read online (they were Ross King: the Bookseller of Florence, Emma Southon: A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Geraldine Brooks: Year of Wonders And, the first two which I have read, had merits and issues, and the review highlighted both as I recall)