Mary Beard

SPQR: A History of Rome

Comprehensive narrative history of Rome from republic through empire

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Mary Beard
Mary Beard

British classical scholar and television presenter whose SPQR: A History of Rome made Roman history accessible without sacrificing intellectual rigor. Women and Power examined the long history of misogyny in public discourse. She is the most visible and combative defender of the classics in public life.

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