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SPQR : a history of ancient Rome / Mary Beard.

By:

Beard, Mary, (1955 -)

Material type: Text

TextPublication 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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	937 BEA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		000317

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-562), chronology, and index.

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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