SPQR
A History of Ancient Rome
by Mary Beard
5/5
Liveright 608 pages November 1, 2016
Mary Beard's masterful account of Rome from its mythical founding through Caracalla's granting of citizenship to all free inhabitants of the empire in 212 CE. Beard explores not just emperors and senators but the lives of ordinary Romans — slaves, women, freedmen, and provincial subjects.
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Mary Beard is the professor everyone wishes they had. She makes ancient Rome feel alive and messy and absolutely fascinating. Forget the Hollywood version — Beard shows you the real Rome, with all its contradictions and complexity. Jim loves how she questions the myths we've accepted for centuries. By the end, you'll understand why Rome still matters today. Five worms — a triumph of storytelling and scholarship.
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