{"title":"Mary Beard","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the books of \u003cstrong\u003eMary Beard\u003c\/strong\u003e, all in one place. Popular titles include \u003cem\u003eTalking classics: the shock of the old\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSPQR A History of Ancient Rome\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePompeii: The Life of a Roman Town\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest for adult readers. Browse every Mary Beard book we stock below, with delivery across South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9781846683817","title":"SPQR A History of Ancient Rome","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSPQR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, 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\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHailed by critics as animating \"the grand sweep and the intimate details that bring the distant past vividly to life\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEconomist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e) in a way that makes \"your hair stand on end\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e) and spanning nearly a thousand years of history, this \"highly informative, highly readable\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e) work examines not just how we think of ancient Rome but challenges the comfortable historical perspectives that have existed for centuries. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"READERS WAREHOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40907430396019,"sku":"9781846683817","price":390.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/51biBDxcjrL._SX324_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1690985739"},{"product_id":"9781846683787","title":"Emperor of Rome","description":"A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by 'the world's most famous classicist' (Guardian)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCruel control freaks, diligent workaholics or extravagant teenagers? What were the emperors of Rome really like?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire, from Julius Caesar (assassinated 44 BCE) to Alexander Severus (assassinated 235 CE).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmperor of Rome is not your usual chronological account of Roman rulers, one after another: the mad Caligula, the monster Nero, the philosopher Marcus Aurelius. Beard asks bigger questions: What power did emperors actually have? 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This book rises to the challenge of making sense of those remains, as well as exploding many myths: the very date of the eruption, probably a few months later than usually thought; or the hygiene of the baths which must have been hotbeds of germs; or the legendary number of brothels, most likely only one; or the massive death count, maybe less than ten per cent of the population. An extraordinary and involving portrait of an ancient town, its life and its continuing re-discovery.","brand":"JUST BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41396192215155,"sku":"9781861975966","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/pompeii-the-life-of-a-roman-town.jpg?v=1752694312"},{"product_id":"9781846683794","title":"Emperor of Rome","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. 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Was the Roman palace really so bloodstained?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmperor of Rome goes directly to the heart of Roman (and our own) fantasies about what it was to be Roman, offering an account of Roman history as it has never been presented before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JONATHAN BALL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43088419979379,"sku":"9781846683794","price":399.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/emperor-of-rome.jpg?v=1748434943"},{"product_id":"9781805220312","title":"Talking classics: the shock of the old","description":"FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EMPEROR OF ROME AND SPQR'The rock star scholar of Ancient Rome' FINANCIAL TIMES 'The reigning Queen of Classics' SPECTATORWhat's exciting about a piece of bread 4,000 years old? Or some pots of paint abandoned in the eruption at Pompeii? Why should we be bothered with the distant past anyway? What's the point?The life, art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome have something to offer everyone. They are not the property of wealthy white men only. They make us wonder how to make sense of people who lived long ago (from angry landlords to giggling senators) - and to think harder about our own world, to look at it differently.In Talking Classics, Mary Beard points to the surprising connections between antiquity and the present. From revolutionaries to dictators, Bob Dylan to Beyoncé, she joins forces with the varied modern characters who have been transfixed by the ancient world. It's not compulsory, she argues, to be excited by antiquity, but it's a shame not to be.After half a century teaching and studying classics, she fills the book with lively stories, curious facts and some good gossip. 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