SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

First edition (UK)
Author	Mary Beard
Language	English
Genre	History
Publisher	Liveright & Company Profile Books
Publication date	2015
Publication place	United Kingdom
Pages	608 pages
ISBN	978-0-87140-423-7
OCLC	920861705
Dewey Decimal	937

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome is a 2015 book by English 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 New York Times hardcover, non-fiction bestseller list in December 2015. ^[5]

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

SPQR or S.P.Q.R., an initialism for Senatus Populusque Romanus (Classical Latin: [sɛˈnaːtʊs pɔpʊˈɫʊskʷɛ roːˈmaːnʊs]; transl. "The Senate and People of Rome"), is an emblematic phrase referring to the government of the Roman Republic. It appears on documents made public by an inscription in stone or metal, in dedications of monuments and public works, and on some Roman currency.

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". New York Times. 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 nonfiction". New York Times. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
6. Manly, Lorne (January 18, 2016). "National Book Critics Circle Announces Award Nominees". New York Times . Retrieved January 19, 2016.