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AncientRomematters.Itshistoryofempire,conquest,crueltyandexcessissomethingagainstwhichwestilljudgeourselves.Itsmythsandstories-fromRomulusandRemustotheRapeofLucretia-stillstrikeachordwithus.Anditsdebatesaboutcit
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MaryBeardisaprofessorofclassicsatNewnhamCollege,Cambridge,andtheclassicseditoroftheTLS.Shehasworld-wideacademicacclaim.Herpreviousbooksincludethebestselling,WolfsonPrize-winningPompeii,TheRomanTriumph,TheParthenonandConfrontingtheClassics.HerbloghasbeencollectedinthebooksIt'saDon'sLife[9781846682513]andAllinaDon'sDay[9781846685361].Sheisinthe2014top10Prospectlistofthemostinfluentialthinkersintheworld.