S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard

S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome

Mary Beard

607 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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In SPQR Mary Beard narrates the history of Rome "with passion and without technical jargon" and demonstrates how "a slightly shabby Iron Age village" rose to become the "undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean" (Wall Street Journal). Hailed by cri...

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informative: 98%

reflective: 37%

challenging: 24%

adventurous: 10%

funny: 7%

inspiring: 7%

relaxing: 3%

dark: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

hopeful: 1%


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