SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
Author Mary Beard
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre History
Publisher Liveright & Company
Publication date
2015
Pages 608 pages
ISBN 978-0-87140-423-7

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome is a 2015 book by British classicist Mary Beard that was published in the United Kingdom by Profile Books and elsewhere by Liveright & Company.[1][2][3][4]

SPQR appeared on the hardcover, non-fiction bestseller list in December 2015.[5]

It was a finalist for the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction).[6]

References

  1. "SPQR A History of Ancient Rome". W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  2. Shadi Bartsch (23 October 2015). "‘SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome’, by Mary Beard; Book Review". Financial Times. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  3. Garner, Dwight (17 November 2015). "Review: In ‘SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome,’ Mary Beard Tackles Myths and More". Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  4. "SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard review – a wonderfully lucid analysis". The Guardian. October 28, 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  5. "Hardcover nonficiton". New York Times. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  6. Lorne Manly (January 18, 2016). "National Book Critics Circle Announces Award Nominees". New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2016.


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