Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome — Season 1, Episode 3: The Outsiders
Documentary • 59 min • 1 season, 3 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
Professor Catharine Edwards follows the stories of four very different women across centuries which saw the Roman Empire utterly transformed. Among them are the slave turned imperial consort Caenis, the empress Julia Domna - a Syrian who was commemorated in fascinating ways as far away as York - and Helena, mother of the emperor Constantine and a force in converting the empire to Christianity.
About Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome
Professor Catharine Edwards explores the dramatic story of the women who tasted power in the Roman Empire.