SPQR : a history of ancient Rome / Mary Beard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beard, Mary, 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rome--History--Kings, 753-510 B.C.

Rome.

Rome--History--Republic, 510-30 B.C.

Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.

Physical Description:

606 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Senatus populusque Romanus

History of ancient Rome

Place of Publication:

New York : Liverlight Publishing Corporation, 2016.

Summary:

"Ancient 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 history from one of the world's foremost classicists. It explores not only how Rome grew from an insignificant village in central Italy to a power that controlled territory from Spain to Syria, but also how the Romans thought about themselves and their achievements, and why they are still important to us. Covering 1,000 years of history, and casting fresh light on the basics of Roman culture from slavery to running water, as well as exploring democracy, migration, religious controversy, social mobility and exploitation in the larger context of the empire, this is a definitive history of ancient Rome. SPQR is the Romans' own abbreviation for their state: Senatus Populusque Romanus, 'the Senate and People of Rome'"--Jacket from hardcover edition.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781631492228

1631492225

OCLC:

957582747