5/22/2023 0 Comments Roman history mary beard![]() This post will summarise a few thematic lessons that I took from her work. There’s a lot for us to learn from Beard’s historical method. To do otherwise is to oversimplify, a disservice to our understanding. Beard shows us the complexities, messiness and different intepretations of ancient history. Sometimes the historical evidence is weak, and competing explanations must be explored. I think this misses the point of Beard’s work. ![]() Some readers criticised Beard for not producing a compelling narrative of ancient Rome. It’s an important case study, not only for historians, but for those concerned with the future rise and fall of great nations. ![]() From Cicero’s finest hour to Rome’s great leap forward, the history of ancient Rome is rich in drama and complexity. Through SPQR, Beard takes readers on a brief tour of ancient Rome. ![]() I thought this was a good excuse to read SPQR : A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard (SPQR is the Classical Latin abbreviation for Senātus Populusque Rōmānus – The Roman Senate and People). For a website with Minerva in its name, its contributors know surprisingly little about ancient Roman history and mythology. ![]()
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