Book #125 of 2019: SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard An impressively readable overview of the first millennium of ancient Rome, from its murky beginnings around 753 BCE through the imperial decree in 212 CE that radically expanded its citizenship and arguably altered its essential character. Classics professor Mary Beard does a …
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