SPQR : a history of ancient Rome / Mary Beard.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Liveright Publishing Corp. , 2015Edition: First editionDescription: 606 p. : illus. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780871404237
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 937 BEA 
LOC classification:
  • DG231 .B43 2015
Contents:
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.
Abstract: 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.
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Libro - Monografía Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles 937 BEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 000317

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.

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