Summary and Analysis of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome: Based on the Book by Mary Beard

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- Historical context - Chapter-by-chapter summaries - Detailed timeline of key events - Profiles of the main characters - Important quotes - Fascinating trivia - Glossary of terms - Supporting material to enhance your understanding of the original work

About SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard:

A sweeping history of the ancient capital of Italy, SPQR contains all of the excitement of Roman conquest and a fascinating view of everyday life in the days of Cicero, Mark Antony, and Julius Caesar. Renowned historian Mary Beard narrates the major battles, the betrayals, assassinations, and revolts, the remarkable reign of Augustus, and the delicate balance of maintaining peaceful relations across far-flung provinces.

With brilliant analysis and vivid historical detail, SPQR was a New York Times bestseller and a National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist.

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E-bok: 7. februar 2017