SPQR a history of ancient Rome
Beard, Mary.
SPQR a history of ancient Rome - New York Norton & Company 2015 - 606p., [16] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-562), chronology, and index.
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.
978-1846683817
Rome--History--Kings, 753-510 B.C.
937 BEA
SPQR a history of ancient Rome - New York Norton & Company 2015 - 606p., [16] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-562), chronology, and index.
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.
978-1846683817
Rome--History--Kings, 753-510 B.C.
937 BEA