Infamia

Rome was not an empire with the best of reputations. From her brutal games to her depraved emperors, her violent mobs, and her ruthless wars, her name has echoed through the centuries like a scream in an alley. But was she really that wicked? In infamy. Crime in Ancient Rome Jerry Toner embarks on a sort of detective investigation to discover the true scope of crime in ancient Rome. From the sexual peccadilloes of Tiberius and Nero to the chances of being robbed of the island if you leave it unattended -quite high, especially if the walls are thin enough to make a butron- Toner removes sky and earth to put the Eternal City under his magnifying glass. In infamy. Crime in ancient Rome will meet a whole gallery of villains, be they emperors, mafia bosses or petty thieves, you will discover the main problems suffered by their tormented citizens, you will explore the temptations of excesses and you will see how far it is capable of going the plebs prey to despair.