And it evolved into just the kind of mixed system that sophisticated commentators like Aristotle and Polybius approved of., Monumental. Yet Beard, who doubles as a Cambridge professor and a television lecturer of irresistible salty charm, shows us how the Roman Republic got underway at almost the same time as the Athenian democracy. We tend to think of the Romans as coarser successors to the Greeks. Lovers of Roman history will revel in this work, and new students will quickly become devotees., In SPQR, her wonderful concise history, Mary Beard unpacks the secrets of the city's success with a crisp and merciless clarity that I have not seen equaled anywhere else. Beard's enthusiasm for her subject is infectious. She shows us how to engage with the history, culture, and controversies that made Rome-and why it still matters. She is able to step back to see the entire Roman world. Is no myth builder she is a scholar who reaches down-to-earth conclusions based on her years of dedication to her subject.
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