SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
- 作者
- 出版社 Profile Books Ltd
- 出版时间 2016年4月
- ISBN 1846683815 或 9781846683817
- 定价 47.20
内容简介
SundayTimesTop10BestsellerShortlistedforaBritishBookIndustryBookoftheYearAward2016ThenewseriesUltimateRome:EmpireWithoutLimitisonBBC2nowAncientRomematters.Itshistoryofempire,conquest,crueltyandexcessissomethingagainstwhichwestilljudgeourselves.Itsmythsandstories-fromRomulusandRemustotheRapeofLucretia-stillstrikeachordwithus.Anditsdebatesaboutcitizenship,securityandtherightsoftheindividualstillinfluenceourowndebatesoncivillibertytoday.SPQRisanewlookatRomanhistoryfromoneoftheworld'sforemostclassicists.ItexploresnotonlyhowRomegrewfromaninsignificantvillageincentralItalytoapowerthatcontrolledterritoryfromSpaintoSyria,butalsohowtheRomansthoughtaboutthemselvesandtheirachievements,andwhytheyarestillimportanttous.Covering1,000yearsofhistory,andcastingfreshlightonthebasicsofRomanculturefromslaverytorunningwater,aswellasexploringdemocracy,migration,religiouscontroversy,socialmobilityandexploitationinthelargercontextoftheempire,thisisadefinitivehistoryofancientRome.SPQRistheRomans'ownabbreviationfortheirstate:SenatusPopulusqueRomanus,'theSenateandPeopleofRome'.
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