![]() ![]() It’s a beautiful book and while it isn’t cheap it is worth every penny for the discerning bookshelf. ![]() To this end the interspersing of the colour imagers, and the mono illustrations and photos add relevance to each section, rather than be huddled together in the middle. The history is also about how Rome grew and what made it great, rather than what caused it’s downfall and end. It’s the human touch to the grandiose Roman achievements that brings the narrative alive. You may also wish to purchase from either Amazon or Blackwell’s. However, it also describes what it was like for the ordinary Roman citizen and what they got up to when enjoying themselves – gambling, drinking, feasts and festivals. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard ISBN-10: 9781846683817 ISBN-13: 978-1846683817 Try checking the availability of this book at your school or local library or explore second hand bookshops and websites. The written content covers the military side with the Punic Wars against Carthage, the Spartacus uprising and how the Roman Empire spread across Europe, arriving in Britain. The images cover everything from fortified camps to Etruscan jewellery. As well as coming in a fabulous hardback with printed cloth cover, running to a whopping 512 pages, it features five maps and 46 colour illustrations, especially selected for this edition. ![]() Another of the Folio society’s special edition printings and this time’s it’s Mary Beard’s history of Rome. ![]()
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