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A review by connorreads
Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome by Guy de la Bédoyère
dark
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
If nothing else, read the book for the phrase 'Rome's former action man [Tiberius] had turned into an ageing, filthy-minded and malevolent sloth lurking around on Capri like a vindictive cave troll.'
Also, have a sip of water every time a variant of the word 'acquiesce' is used. It's not excessive, but enough that I played a little game with myself the whole time I was reading.
Also, have a sip of water every time a variant of the word 'acquiesce' is used. It's not excessive, but enough that I played a little game with myself the whole time I was reading.
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism