Spqr: A History Of Ancient Rome

Author: Mary Beard

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Description

New York Times Bestseller - National Book Critics Circle Finalist - Wall Street Journal Best Books of 2015 - Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2015 - Economist Books of the Year 2015 - New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books of 2015 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.

Promotion info

Mary Beard on Ancient Rome: Britain's favourite classicist lifts the lid on the Roman Empire. Published to coincide with a major new BBC TV series presented by the author.

Awards

Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2015.

Reviews

Praise for Mary Beard: 'She's pulled off that rare trick of becoming a don with a high media profile who hasn't sold out, who is absolutely respected by the academy for her scholarship ... what she says is always powerful and interesting Guardian An irrepressible enthusiast with a refreshing disregard for convention FT Dynamically, wittily and authoritatively brings the ancient world to life -- Simon Sebag Montefiore With such a champion as Beard to debunk and popularise, the future of the study of classics is assured Daily Telegraph

Author description

Mary Beard is a professor of classics at Newnham College, Cambridge, and the classics editor of the TLS. She has world-wide academic acclaim. Her previous books include the bestselling, Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii, The Roman Triumph, The Parthenon and Confronting the Classics. Her blog has been collected in the books It's a Don's Life [9781846682513] and All in a Don's Day [9781846685361]. She is in the 2014 top 10 Prospect list of the most influential thinkers in the world.