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| Title Statement | SPQR: a history of ancient Rome / Mary Beard. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Senatus populusque Romanus History of ancient Rome |
| Author | Beard, Mary, 1955- |
| Publication | New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company,[2015]©2015 |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Extent of Item | 606 pages |
| ISBN | 9780871404237 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr01097067 |
| 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. |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary | A prominent classicist explores ancient Rome and how its citizens adapted the notion of imperial rule, invented the concepts of citizenship and nation, and made laws about those traditionally overlooked in history, including women, slaves, and criminals. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Location | Rome--History--Kings, 753-510 B.C |
| Rome--History--Republic, 510-30 B.C | |
| Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D | |
