Dangerous dining with the Romans (SOLD OUT)
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We can all picture a Roman banquet - a lavish meal, diners reclining around a richly laden table - it's a staple of excessive luxury in films and paintings set in ancient Rome. But it might have been perilous to attend such a banquet, as political power struggles and family sagas played out over dinner, and not everyone survived the evening!Join us to explore the dramatic tales of poison and murder at Rome's imperial court, as we investigate who was the most dangerous host in history. Will it be the first empress, Livia? The notorious Nero? Or his mother, Agrippina?
Did the high stakes job of food taster really exist? And just what did go on at the despotic Emperor Domitian’s ‘Black Banquets’?
Date
Wednesday 23 October 2024 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM (UTC+10)Location
City Library
253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000