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S. P. Q. R. : A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard Trade Paperback 2016 New
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- ISBN
- 9781631492228
- Book Title
- S. P. Q. R. : a History of Ancient Rome
- Publisher
- Liveright Publishing Corporation
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Ancient / Rome
- Item Weight
- 17.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 608 Pages
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Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
ISBN-10
1631492225
ISBN-13
9781631492228
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Product Key Features
Book Title
S. P. Q. R. : a History of Ancient Rome
Number of Pages
608 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Topic
Ancient / Rome
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
17.2 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
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Trade
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23
Reviews
[Beard] is no myth builder; she is a scholar who reaches down-to-earth conclusions based on her years of dedication to her subject.... She is able to step back to see the entire Roman world.... She shows us how to engage with the history, culture, and controversies that made Rome--and why it still matters. Beard's enthusiasm for her subject is infectious.... Lovers of Roman history will revel in this work, and new students will quickly become devotees., In SPQR, her wonderful concise history, Mary Beard unpacks the secrets of the city's success with a crisp and merciless clarity that I have not seen equaled anywhere else.... We tend to think of the Romans as coarser successors to the Greeks. Yet Beard, who doubles as a Cambridge professor and a television lecturer of irresistible salty charm, shows us how the Roman Republic got underway at almost the same time as the Athenian democracy. And it evolved into just the kind of mixed system that sophisticated commentators like Aristotle and Polybius approved of., Monumental.... A triumphant Roman read that is sure to appear on school curricula and holiday wishlists alike., By the time Beard has finished, she has explored not only archaic, republican, and imperial Rome, but the eastern and western provinces over which it eventually won control...She moves with ease and mastery though archaeology, numismatics, and philology, as well as a mass of written documents on stone and papyrus., A masterful new chronicle.... Beard is a sure-footed guide through arcane material that, in other hands, would grow tedious. Sifting myth from fact in dealing with the early history of the city, she enlivens--and deepens--scholarly debates by demonstrating how the Romans themselves shaped their legendary beginnings to short-term political ends.... Exemplary popular history, engaging but never dumbed down, providing both the grand sweep and the intimate details that bring the distant past vividly to life., Though she here claims that 50 years of training and study have led up to SPQR, Beard wears her learning lightly. As she takes us through the brothels, bars, and back alleys where the populus Romanus left their imprint, one senses, above all, that she is having fun., Beard tells this story precisely and clearly, with passion and without technical jargon...SPQR is a grim success story, but one told with wonderful flair., In SPQR, her wonderful concise history, Mary Beard unpacks the secrets of the city's success with a crisp and merciless clarity that I have not seen equaled anywhere else., Beard does precisely what few popularizers dare to try and plenty of dons can't pull off: She conveys the thrill of puzzling over texts and events that are bound to be ambiguous, and she complicates received wisdom in the process. Her magisterial new history of Rome, SPQR...is no exception.... The ancient Romans, Beard shows, are relevant to people many centuries later who struggle with questions of power, citizenship, empire, and identity., [Fun] helps define what sets Beard apart as commentator and what sets SPQR apart from other histories of Rome. Though she here claims that 50 years of training and study have led up to SPQR, Beard wears her learning lightly. As she takes us through the brothels, bars, and back alleys where the populus Romanus left their imprint, one senses, above all, that she is having fun., Where SPQR differs most from the standard history is in its clear-sighted honesty.... Beard tells this story precisely and clearly, with passion and without technical jargon.... SPQR is a grim success story, but one told with wonderful flair., This book tracks the rise of Rome from backwater village to imperial city, spreading its power from Syria to Spain by 63 BCE, staring down resisters, and originating the idea of nation and citizenship. Included here are the stories not just of Julius Caesar but the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker--and certainly women and slaves.
Dewey Decimal
937
Synopsis
New York Times Bestseller. Mary Beard's "magisterial" history shows why Rome remains "relevant to people many centuries later" (The Atlantic)., New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Wall Street Journal , the Economist, Foreign Affairs , and Kirkus Reviews Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction) Shortlisted for the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History) A San Francisco Chronicle Holiday Gift Guide Selection A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Selection A sweeping, "magisterial" history of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists shows why Rome remains "relevant to people many centuries later" ( Atlantic )., New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Foreign Affairs, and Kirkus Reviews Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction) Shortlisted for the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History) A San Francisco Chronicle Holiday Gift Guide Selection A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Selection A sweeping, "magisterial" history of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists shows why Rome remains "relevant to people many centuries later" (Atlantic)., In SPQR , an instant classic, Mary Beard narrates the history of Rome "with passion and without technical jargon" and demonstrates how "a slightly shabby Iron Age village" rose to become the "undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean" ( Wall Street Journal ). Hailed by critics as animating "the grand sweep and the intimate details that bring the distant past vividly to life" ( Economist ) in a way that makes "your hair stand on end" ( Christian Science Monitor ) and spanning nearly a thousand years of history, this "highly informative, highly readable" ( Dallas Morning News ) work examines not just how we think of ancient Rome but challenges the comfortable historical perspectives that have existed for centuries. With its nuanced attention to class, democratic struggles, and the lives of entire groups of people omitted from the historical narrative for centuries, SPQR will to shape our view of Roman history for decades to come.
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