SPQR: A History of Ancient RomeModern · History, Nonfiction, Ancient History
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
2015 · 606 pages · Nonfiction
38
Modern
★ 4.05 on Goodreads · 89K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 15 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (2015). 4.05★ from 89K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
38Must-Read Score
- Readers56 out of 100 · counts 40%+26
- Critics24 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller22 out of 100 · counts 14%+3
- Buzz3 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #135 of the 154 history books we rank
- #411 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #905 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (2015)
Reads as
True story
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