S. P. Q. R. A History of Ancient Rome

Name: S. P. Q. R. A History of Ancient Rome
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ISBN: 9780871404237

ISBN-10: 0871404230

ISBN-13: 9780871404237

Edition: 2015

Authors: Mary Beard

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By 63 BCE the city of Rome was a sprawling, imperial metropolis of more than a million inhabitants. But how did this massive city the seat of power for an empire that spanned from Spain to Syria emerge from what was once an insignificant village in central Italy? In S.P.Q.R., Beard changes our historical perspective, exploring how the Romans themselves challenged the idea of imperial rule, how they responded to terrorism and revolution, and how they invented a new idea of citizenship and nation, while also keeping her eye open for those overlooked in traditional histories: women, slaves and ex-slaves, conspirators, and losers. Like the best detectives, Beard separates fact from fiction,…

Book details

List price: $37.50
Copyright year: 2015
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 11/9/2015
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 608
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.51" long x 1.83" tall
Weight: 2.530

Mary Beard is a Professor of Classics at Cambridge and is a Fellow of Newnham College. She is general editor of the Wonders of the World series and author of The Parthenon.