01692cam a2200337 i 4500 335269446 ER5 20160125120000.0 151009s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015036060 9780871404237 hardcover 0871404230 hardcover DLC eng rda DLC SKYRV ER5 rda Beard, Mary, 1955- SPQR : a history of ancient Rome / Mary Beard. History of ancient Rome. First edition. New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2015] New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2015] ℗2015. 606 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Cicero's finest hour -- In the beginning -- The kings of Rome -- Rome's great leap forward -- A wider world -- New politics -- From empire to emperors -- The home front -- The transformations of Augustus -- Fourteen emperors -- The haves and have-nots -- Rome outside Rome. A prominent classicist explores ancient Rome and how its citizens adapted the notion of imperial rule, invented the concepts of citizenship and nation, and made laws about those traditionally overlooked in history, including women, slaves, and criminals. Rome History Kings, 753-510 B.C. Rome History Republic, 510-30 B.C. Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.