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S. P. Q. R.

A History of Ancient Rome

S. P. Q. R.( )
Author: Beard, Mary
ISBN:978-1-84668-380-0
Publication Date:Nov 2015
Publisher:Profile Books Limited
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $49.99
Book Description:

Sunday Times Top 10 BestsellerShortlisted for a British Book Industry Book of the Year Award 2016Ancient Rome matters. Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves. Its myths and stories - from Romulus and Remus to the Rape of Lucretia - still strike a chord with us. And its debates about citizenship, security and the rights of the individual still influence our own debates on civil liberty today.SPQR is a new look at Roman...
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Book Details
Pages:544
Detailed Subjects: History / Ancient / Rome
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):16.2 x 24 x 5.1 cm
Book Weight:1.06 Kilograms
Author Biography
Beard, Mary (Author)
Mary Beard was born on January 1, 1955 in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. Her alma mater is the University of Cambridge. She is a professor of classics at Newnham College, Cambridge, and the classics editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Her previous books include the bestselling, Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii, The Roman Triumph, The Parthenon and Confronting the Classics. Her blog has been collected in the books It's a Don's Life and All in a Don's Day. She is in the 2014 top 10 Prospect list of the most influential thinkers in the world. She is the author of Women and Power: A Manifesto, published in December 2017.

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