SPQR a history of ancient Rome

By:

Beard, Mary

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Norton & Company 2015Description: 606p., [16] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:

978-1846683817

Subject(s):

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

DDC classification:

937 BEA

Summary: 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.

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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.

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