Published by admin on Wed, 09/22/2021 - 2:00pm
This week I chose “Augusta” by Dora Ilieva. It is a reimagining of the life of a girl who grows up to become Nero’s last wife.
Ms. Ilivea’s preface states that “history is written by the victors” and in the time of the Caesars, women were never the victors. So it felt right to see that world through the eyes of a girl/woman who had to navigate what was royal Rome.
The vast Roman Empire was ruled with the iron fist of the emperor. Some were cruel, some were perverted, and some were deranged. Plots and treachery abounded, and sudden deaths were common.