SPQR Ch 6 – Mary Beard
6 New Politics DestructionThe destruction of Carthage in 146 BC was brutal on both sides even by ancient standards. The sack of Corinth a few
6 New Politics DestructionThe destruction of Carthage in 146 BC was brutal on both sides even by ancient standards. The sack of Corinth a few
5 A Wider World Roman literature and roman territorial expansion went hand in hand. Rome had used writing for basic communication since its inception. But with
4 Rome’s Great Leap Forward Besides the two consuls, there were a series of positions below that: praetors and quaestors. The senate was a permanent
3 The Kings of Rome A list of the Roman kings is given: 1) Romulus 2) Numa Pompilius- peaceful character who developed most of Rome’s
2 In the BeginningCicero convened the Senate in the Temple of Jupiter. This was the site where Romulus prayed to Jupiter that the Romans would
These next posts constitute my note taking on SPQR- A History of Ancient Rome, by Mary Beard. 1 Cicero’s Finest HourCicero vs Catiline 63 BC
I won’t bother to give a recap of each of the twelve Caesars. But I will note the pattern the book reveals. Rome went from
Went to the Italian consulate in Los Angeles today with my son so he could get his passport. Security has gotten much stricter there and
Earlier this year my oldest son asked if we’d want to go with him, his wife, and her parents to Rome. We decided that this