SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Fantasy At a moment of crisis

At a moment of crisis between Russia and Ukraine

But Tom has another life

original archival documents

And my brother's new teammate

After narrowly escaping death at the hands of the Dames Blanches

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Fantasy At a moment of crisisIn SPQR, 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" (Wall Street Journal). Hailed by critics as animating "the grand sweep and the intimate details that bring the distant past vividly to life" (Economist) in a way that makes "your hair stand on end" (Christian Science