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Tom Holland - Rubicon (The Triumph & Tragedy of The Roman Republic) (2nd Hand Paperback)
ISBN / GTIN-13 : 9780349115634
Synopsis
Shortlisted for The Samuel Johnson Prize.
In 49 B.C . . . the seven hundred and fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small border river called the Rubicon and plunged Rome into cataclysmic civil war.
Tom Holland’s enthralling account tells the story of Caesar’s generation, witness to the twilight of the Republic and its bloody transformation into an empire.
From Cicero, Spartacus, and Brutus, to Cleopatra, Virgil, and Augustus, here are some of the most legendary figures in history brought thrillingly to life.
Combining verve and freshness with scrupulous scholarship, Rubicon is not only an engrossing history of this pivotal era but a uniquely resonant portrait of a great civilisation in all its extremes of self-sacrifice and rivalry, decadence and catastrophe, intrigue, war, and world-shaking ambition.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : As New
- Category : Non-Fiction - History & Futurology
- Published : 2003 (This Edition 2004 - Abacus)
- ISBN : 9780349115634
- SKU : B000583
- PPC : SP400gm
- RRP : £12.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"Holland has the rare gift of making deep scholarship accessible and exciting. A brilliant and completely absorbing study." - A.N Wilson, author of The Victorians.
"This is the best one-volume narrative history of the Rome between King Tarquin and Emperor Augustus I have ever read. The story of Rome's experiment with republicanism - peopled by such giants as Caesar, Pompey, Cato and Cicero - is told with perfect freshness, fine wit and true scholarship." - Andrew Roberts.
"A modern, well-paced and finely observed history which entertains as it informs." - The Observer.
"Explosive stuff . . . a seriously intelligent history and wickedly enjoyable." - Peter Jones, BBC History Magazine.
The Author
Thomas Holland FRSL is an English author who has published best-selling books on topics including classical and medieval history and the origins of Islam. In addition to his writing, he has worked with the BBC to create and host historical television documentaries, and presents the radio series Making History.Delivery & Postage
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