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New York Times Bestseller
A New York Times notable book
One of the best books of the year was named by The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Foreign Affairs and Kircus Review
Finalist for National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonphics)
Shortlist for Kundal Award in Historical Literature
Finalist for Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History)
A San Francisco Chronicle Holiday Gift Guide Selection
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ choice selection
A broad, “magisterial” history of the Roman Empire from one of our leading classists shows why Rome “is relevant to people after many centuries” (Atlantic).
In SPQR, an instant classic, Mary Beard narrated the history of Rome with “passion and technical jargon” and displayed how “a little dilapidated iron age village” how “the Mediterranean” was “undisputed Hegon”. Bringing the past in vividly “(economist) in a way that” stands your hair on the end “(Christian Science Monitor) and spreading in a history of about a thousand years, it examines the work for” highly informative, highly readable “(Dallas Morning News), but it is not that it is not involved in personal struggles. With focus on the lives of the entire groups of people, SPQR will shape our vision of Roman history for the coming decades.
100 pictures; 16 page color; 5 maps
Publisher: Liverlight
Publication date: 6 September 2016
Version: Rage
language English
Print Length: 608 page
ISBN -10: 1631492225
ISBN -13: 978-1631492228
Items Weight: 2.31 pounds
Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.3 inch
Customers say
Customers find this history book engaging and well-written, with one review noting its ability to contextualize ancient events. Moreover, the book provides excellent analysis of the founding of Rome and makes the subject fascinating. However, customers disagree on the book’s length, with some finding it too long. Additionally, the scholarly content receives mixed reactions, with some finding it not very engrossing.
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