SPQR or S.P.Q.R. , an initialism for Senatus Populusque Romanus (Classical [sɛˈnaːtʊs pɔpʊˈɫʊskʷɛ roːˈmaːnʊs]; transl. "The Senate and People of Rome"), is an emblematic phrase referring to the government of the Roman Republic. In five parts; Roman Social Life; The External History of Rome to AD 117 from City-State to Empire; The Internal History of Rome to AD 96 from Monarchy to Principate; Latin Literature; Mythology.