SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome cover
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
by Mary Beard
ISBN: 0871404230
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ch4s3 · 2022-01-28 · Original thread
I'd also recommend Mary Beard's book SPQR [1].

[1]https://www.amazon.com/SPQR-History-Ancient-Mary-Beard/dp/16...

microtherion · 2017-06-10 · Original thread
She also wrote some quite accessible books: https://www.amazon.com/SPQR-History-Ancient-Mary-Beard-ebook...
SeanBoocock · 2016-07-28 · Original thread
For those interested in historical topics, I would recommend Mary Beard's recent "SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome" (https://www.amazon.com/SPQR-History-Ancient-Mary-Beard/dp/08...) and Barbara Tuchman's classic on WWI, "The Guns of August" (https://www.amazon.com/Guns-August-Pulitzer-Prize-Winning-Ou...).