SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

Mary Beard

606 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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A sweeping, "magisterial" history of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists shows why Rome remains "relevant to people many centuries later" (Atlantic).In SPQR, an instant classic, Mary Beard narrates the history of Rome "with passi...

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4.02
based on 6,719 reviews

Moods

informative: 98%

reflective: 37%

challenging: 24%

adventurous: 10%

funny: 7%

inspiring: 7%

relaxing: 3%

dark: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

hopeful: 1%


Pace

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43% of readers chose medium
52% of readers chose slow
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