Today, we're joined by Emma Southon to talk about lesser-known women of Roman history and her new book, A Rome of One's Own: Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire.
Learn more about Emma and her work at emmasouthon.com
Listen to Emma's podcast History Is Sexy historyissexy.com
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