| Title | : | SPQR: A Roman Miscellany |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Anthony Everitt |
| Release | : | 2014-09-11 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Ancient History, Books, History |
| Size | : | 2677211 |
| SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus. A moreishly entertaining and richly informative miscellany of facts about Rome and the Roman world. Do you know to what use the Romans put the excrement of the kingfisher? Or why a dinner party invitation from the emperor Domitian was such a terrifying prospect? Or why Roman women smelt so odd? The answers to these questions can be found in SPQR, a compendium of extraordinary facts and anecdotes about ancient Rome and its Empire. Its 500-odd entries range across every area of Roman life and society, from the Empress Livia's cure for tonsillitis to the most reliable Roman methods of contraception. |
