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b"St Augustine of Hippo is one of the most influential Christian thinkers of the past 2,000 years \\u2013 and his work also offers fresh insights into the lives of women in the late Roman empire. That\\u2019s the contention of the historian Kate Cooper, who has drawn on his Confessions to tell the stories of Augustine\\u2019s mother, his lover, his fianc\\xe9e and the Roman empress Justina, in her Cundill History Prize-shortlisted book Queens of a Fallen World. She speaks to Rob Attar about this unique window into the 4th century.\\n\\n(Ad) Kate Cooper is the author of Queens of a Fallen World: The Lost Women of Augustine's Confessions (John Murray Press, 2023). Buy it now from Waterstones: https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fqueens-of-a-fallen-world%2Fkate-cooper%2F9781399807968\\n\\nThe HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"