TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beard,Mary
TI  - SPQR: a history of ancient Rome 
SN  - 9781846683817 (pbk.) :
U1  - 937 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - London
PB  - Profile Books
KW  - History
KW  - eflch
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Rome
N1  - TV tie-in; Originally published: 2015; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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. This title provides 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
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