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PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-100316861308
ISBN-139780316861304
eBay Product ID (ePID)5955538
Product Key Features
Book TitleRubicon : the Last Years of the Roman Republic
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAncient / Rome
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorTom Holland
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight29.5 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2004-426346
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal937.05
SynopsisThe Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world. Rubicon paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax of its greatness - the same greatness which would herald the catastrophe of its fall. It is a story of incomparable drama. This was the century of Julius Caesar, the gambler whose addiction to glory led him to the banks of the Rubicon, and beyond; of Cicero, whose defence of freedom would make him a byword for eloquence; of Spartacus, the slave who dared to challenge a superpower; of Cleopatra, the queen who did the same. Tom Holland brings to life this strange and unsettling civilization, with its extremes of ambition and self-sacrifice, bloodshed and desire. Yet alien as it was, the Republic still holds up a mirror to us. Its citizens were obsessed by celebrity chefs, all-night dancing and exotic pets; they fought elections in law courts and were addicted to spin; they toppled foreign tyrants in the name of self-defence. Two thousand years may have passed, but we remain the Romans' heirs., The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world. Rubicon paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax of its greatness - the same greatness which would herald the catastrophe of its fall.
LC Classification NumberDG254.H65 2003
