{"product_id":"spqr-a-history-of-ancient-rome","title":"SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBestseller\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNotable Book\u003cbr\u003eNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEconomist,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction)\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBook Prize (History)\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHoliday Gift Guide Selection\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEditors’ Choice Selection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA sweeping, \"magisterial\" history of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists shows why Rome remains \"relevant to people many centuries later\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSPQR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an instant classic, Mary Beard narrates the history of Rome \"with passion and without technical jargon\" and demonstrates how \"a slightly shabby Iron Age village\" rose to become the \"undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). Hailed by critics as animating \"the grand sweep and the intimate details that bring the distant past vividly to life\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEconomist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) in a way that makes \"your hair stand on end\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and spanning nearly a thousand years of history, this \"highly informative, highly readable\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) work examines not just how we think of ancient Rome but challenges the comfortable historical perspectives that have existed for centuries. With its nuanced attention to class, democratic struggles, and the lives of entire groups of people omitted from the historical narrative for centuries, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSPQR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will to shape our view of Roman history for decades to come.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100 illustrations; 16 pages of color; 5 maps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Read Room","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":59453731307806,"sku":null,"price":520.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":59453731340574,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":59453779902750,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1076\/7515\/6766\/files\/71yxjgKVt6L._SL1200.jpg?v=1781286919","url":"https:\/\/readroombd.com\/products\/spqr-a-history-of-ancient-rome","provider":"Read Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}