SPQR : a history of ancient Rome /

by Beard, Mary.

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BookPublisher: London : Profile Books, 2015Description: 416 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781846683800 (hbk.) :; 1846683807 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 937 BEASubject(s): Rome -- History | History | HistorySummary: 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book - Adult Hardback	Crosby Library	Adult Non-Fiction	937 BEA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	21/10/2024	002918657X
Book - Adult Hardback	Formby Library	Adult Non-Fiction	937 BEA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		002919483X
Book - Adult Hardback	Maghull Library	Adult Non-Fiction	937 BEA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		002919925X
Book - Adult Hardback	Southport Library	Adult Non-Fiction	937 BEA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		002919924X

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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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