Beard, Mary

Summary: Beard 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.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015

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Beard, Mary

Summary: 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2015

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Beard, Mary

Summary: The best-selling author of The Fires of Vesuvius presents a comprehensive history of the social and political world of the Roman emperors including Julius Caesar, Nero, Alexander Severus, Caligula, and Marcus Aurelius.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton Company 2023

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Beard, Mary

Summary: "In her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome, from its slightly shabby Iron Age origins to its reign as the undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean. Now, drawing on more than thirty years of teaching and writing about Roman history, Beard turns to the emperors who ruled the Roman Empire, beginning with Julius Caesar (assassinated 44 BCE) and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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1 available in Audiobook Display, Call number: CD 920 BEA

Beard, Mary

Summary: "From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 yearsWhat does the face of power look like? Who getscommemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book-against a background of today's "sculpture...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709.02 BEA