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MARY BEARD - GEBRAUCHT SPQR A HISTORY OF ANCIEN...

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.SPQR is 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. Covering 1 000 years of history  and casting fresh
light on the basics of Roman culture from slavery to running water  as well as exploring
democracy  migration  religious controversy  social mobility and exploitation in the larger
context of the empire  this is a definitive history of ancient Rome.SPQR is the Romans' own
abbreviation for their state: Senatus Populusque Romanus  'the Senate and People of Rome'.

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