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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard is a single-volume history of Ancient Rome. The book covers Roman history from its semi-mythical origins in roughly 753 BC, to the decision by the Emperor Caracalla in
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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard is a single-volume history of Ancient Rome. The book covers Roman history from its semi-mythical origins in roughly 753 BC, to the decision by the Emperor Caracalla in 212 CE to make all free adult males born within the empire Roman citizens.
The book opens with the Catiline conspiracy, Cicero’s campaign against Catiline in the Roman senate. From there, the book offers analysis of choice topics in Roman history, including the question of Roman citizenship; Roman military history, and Roman attitudes toward religion, slavery, and the status of women. The impact of historical figures such as Cicero, Julius Caesar, and the Emperor Augustus on the growth of Rome is also addressed.
Key to Rome’s success was its openness to new ideas. These ideas helped Rome, a small village on the swampy banks of the Tiber River, rise to become the most influential empire of ancient history.
Engaging with the ideas and debates of Roman civilization has relevance to our own understanding of the modern world. A number of events from Roman history are similar to debates in modern time; these include debates over citizenship and on the balance between security and liberty.
The book’s title refers to the Latin acronym of the phrase Senatus Populusque Romanus or in English "the Senate and
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