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Mary beard's new book, spqr, chronicles the history of rome from its earliest beginnings to the end of the second century ce. It is well written and focuses both on palace intrigue and also a lot on how ordinary people engaged with the roman republic ... Read More
Cons
The book lacks focus. There is no time sequencing, it jumps around to much. Seems to prioritize style over substance. Writer could have a talent for story telling.
There are some historians who interject their own personal biases and questionable conclusions into their work. Mary beard is like a statistician, abusing facts to suit the narrative she wants to convey. She writes intelligently, however at times the ... Read More
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Once you get acquainted with the author’s stylethis book becomes a jewel
It is well written and beard focuses both on palace intrigue and also a lot on how ordinary people engaged with the roman repub... Read More
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roman, early, ancient and many. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- This product had a total of 9,910 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 9 2023.
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Much of ancient history necessarily relies on the surviving writings of an educated and powerful elite
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Beards acknowledges the biases of these writings with critical caution
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A recitation of the dry facts insofar as these can be determined is not enough
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I still hoped to find more sociological observations and analysis
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Beard does offer some of this analysis but more would have made it a greater book
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Mary beard blows up the idea of the rome you thought you knew versus what a detailed accounting tells us
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The drama of rome is an unending list of tabloid worthy scandals
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And now the themes from our daily headlines are just repeated stories from ages ago
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