SPQR : a history of ancient Rome
Beard, Mary (1955 -)
SPQR : a history of ancient Rome / Mary Beard. - First edition. - New York : Liveright Publishing Corp. , 2015 - 606 p. : illus. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-562), chronology, and index.
Cicero's finest hour -- In the beginning -- The kings of Rome -- Rome's great leap forward -- A wider world -- New politics -- From empire to emperors -- The home front -- The transformations of Augustus -- Fourteen emperors -- The haves and have-nots -- Rome outside Rome.
A prominent classicist explores ancient Rome and how its citizens adapted the notion of imperial rule, invented the concepts of citizenship and nation, and made laws about those traditionally overlooked in history, including women, slaves, and criminals.
English.
9780871404237
Rome---History---Kings, 753 - 510 B.C.
Rome---History---Republic, 510 - 30 B.C.
Rome---History---Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
DG231 / .B43 2015
937 BEA
SPQR : a history of ancient Rome / Mary Beard. - First edition. - New York : Liveright Publishing Corp. , 2015 - 606 p. : illus. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-562), chronology, and index.
Cicero's finest hour -- In the beginning -- The kings of Rome -- Rome's great leap forward -- A wider world -- New politics -- From empire to emperors -- The home front -- The transformations of Augustus -- Fourteen emperors -- The haves and have-nots -- Rome outside Rome.
A prominent classicist explores ancient Rome and how its citizens adapted the notion of imperial rule, invented the concepts of citizenship and nation, and made laws about those traditionally overlooked in history, including women, slaves, and criminals.
English.
9780871404237
Rome---History---Kings, 753 - 510 B.C.
Rome---History---Republic, 510 - 30 B.C.
Rome---History---Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
DG231 / .B43 2015
937 BEA
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