Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire: History, Trivia, and Tales, Including Caligula, Marcus Aurelius, Aqueducts, Assassinations, and More! - Paperback

by Peta Greenfield (Author), Fiona Radford (Author)

Discover the wild and fascinating true stories of the Roman Empire that are rarely taught in history class with this ultimate collection of notorious emperors, scandalous love affairs, rebellion, and more!

Whether you think about the Roman Empire every day or not, the legendary stories and fun facts in this book of ancient Roman history are sure to shock you. Discover the lengths Romans would go to please the gods, the most torrid love affairs, the fun that emperors had to create to keep themselves entertained, and the never-ending scandals that caused serious outrage in ancient Roman society. This collection of trivia and history includes:

• The fall of Crassus, one of the most powerful Romans in his day
• The tale of the goddess Vesta, who saved Tuccia, a priestess wrongly accused of losing her chastity
• The story behind the Romans developing a cult for the goddess Cybele, also known as the "Mother of the Gods"
• And much more!

Whether you're a Roman Empire enthusiast or someone whose knowledge only comes from the Gladiator movies, this book has facts and trivia that will be sure to both educate and entertain you!

Author Biography

Peta Greenfield (Dr. G) holds a doctor of philosophy in ancient history and classics from the University of Sydney and has taught history and literature for over 15 years. She has bylines in Ancient World Magazine, Bad Ancient, Byteside, Classicum, and is the coauthor of Rex: The Seven Kings of Rome. Besides being a cohost of the wildly popular podcast The Partial Historians, Peta has also reached millions through collaboration with TED-Ed. She loves terrible puns and all cats, and finds the Romans funny despite how serious they are.
Fiona Radford (Dr. Rad) holds a doctor of philosophy in ancient history from Macquarie University. Fiona's bylines appear in Ancient World Magazine, Bad Ancient, and Classicum, and she is the coauthor of Rex: The Seven Kings of Rome. For the past decade, Fiona has cohosted the The Partial Historians podcast, which has been gradually expanding its influence over all other Roman history podcasts. She laughs way too often and loudly, and usually it is about the Romans. She aspires to be Agrippina the Younger when she grows up.