Regilla was married at age 15 to wealthy Greek Herodes. Twenty years later, eight months pregnant with her sixth child, she died under mysterious circumstances from a blow delivered by Herodes's freedman. Herodes was charged but acquitted. This investigation suggests that despite his erection of monuments to his deceased wife, Herodes was guilty.
Murder of RegillaREADERSHIP: General (US: Trade)
ISBN-10: 0674034899
ISBN-13: 9780674034891
Author:
Pomeroy, Sarah B. /
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: October 2009
Format: Paperback / softback
Language: English
Dimensions: 141 x 210 x 15 mm
Weight: 368 g
Pages: 264 pages, 32 halftones, 1 line illustration pages
Title: Murder of Regilla