Women in ancient Rome it more praiseworthy to be a good husband than a good senator." A man of status during the Roman Republic was expected to behave moderately toward his wife and to define himself as a good husband. Wife beating was sufficient grounds for divorce or other legal action against the husband. Domestic abuse enters the historical record mainly when it involves the egregious excesses of the elite. The Emperor Nero was alleged to have had his first wife (and stepsister) Claudia Octavia murdered, after subjecting her to torture and imprisonment. Nero then married his pregnant mistress Poppaea Sabina, whom he kicked
Who Killed Davey Moore Sugar Ramos—"the man whose fists, laid him low in a cloud of mist"—concludes his defense: "it was God's will". These were the words of Moore's wife Geraldine on learning of her husband's death. Pete Seeger sang the song in 1963 at the "We Shall Overcome" concert at Carnegie Hall (and recorded it on his 1963 album "Broadside Ballads, Vol. 2"), in a minor key, inserting the words in the refrain: "How come he died and what's the reason for?". Who Killed Davey Moore "Who Killed Davey Moore" is a topical song written in 1963 by American folk singer/songwriter Bob Dylan.