Emma Southon: A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women

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History

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2023

⏱️ 77 minutes

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We speak to Dr Emma Southon for the second time on the podcast, this time discussing her new book A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women (or A Rome of One's Own in the US), a fascinating look at women from Roman history that (mostly) people don't tend to have heard of, but who give us a fascinating alternative look at the history of Ancient Rome and the varying experience of women in that history. For more on Emma, check out her website https://www.emmasouthon.com and her podcast History is Sexy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:20.0	Welcome to Rex Factor!
0:23.0	This week, Dr Emma Southern, the Roman Empire in 21 within.
0:37.0	With your hosts Graham Duke and Ali. Hello.
0:45.0	Hello.
0:48.0	Welcome to Rax Factor not reviewing today or the Queen and Prince Consorts of England from
0:52.0	Elswith to Prince Philip
0:53.2	because we are currently in the midst of our interviews and today we are
0:57.6	going to be interviewing the historian Dr Emma Southern about her new book a history
1:01.7	of the Roman Empire in 21 women.
1:04.0	Now not to give you too much of a sneak behind the curtain but we're recording this bit after we've done it.
1:09.0	Oh, oh, oh, she's a fascinating potato, isn't she?
1:14.0	That's another thing to put on the front of the book.
1:18.0	I can listen to her speak for hours.
1:24.0	It's just like, it's every, eat like an onion.
1:26.5	She's a fascinating onion.
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