Mary Beard
Mary Beard
Awards
Commended — New York Times Notable Selection, 2015
Shortlisted — Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 2015
Books by Mary Beard
Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations
Hardback, 2013
One of the world’s leading historians provides a revolutionary tour of the Ancient World, dusting off the classics for the twenty-first century.
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
Hardback, 2017
A sweeping, revisionisthistory of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists.
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
Paperback, 2017
Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations
E Book, 2013
A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, this is “the perfect introduction to classical studies, and deserves to become something of a standard work” (Observer).
Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations
Paperback, 2014
A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, this is “the perfect introduction to classical studies, and deserves to become something of a standard work” (Observer).
How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization
Hardback
From prehistoric Mexico to modern Istanbul, Mary Beard looks beyond the familiar canon of Western imagery to explore the history of art, religion, and humanity.
How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization
E Book
From prehistoric Mexico to modern Istanbul, Mary Beard looks beyond the familiar canon of Western imagery to explore the history of art, religion, and humanity.
Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
Hardback, 2023
Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
E Book
Women & Power: A Manifesto
Hardback, 2018
New York Times Bestseller
One of the Guardian's "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" — "A modern feminist classic."From the internationally acclaimed classicist and New York Times best-selling...