Rubicon
The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
$26.97
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
6 September 2004
Summary
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.
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349115634 |
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| ISBN-10: | 034911563X |
| Author: | Tom Holland |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 6 September 2004 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 128mm x 31mm |
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Critics Review
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 RobertsA modern, well-paced and finely observed history which entertains as it informs. - ObserverExplosive stuff…a seriously intelligent history… [written] with elan and gusto… It is a history for our times… Wickedly enjoyable. - Peter Jones, BBC History MagazineAbout The Author
Tom Holland
Tom Holland received a double first from Cambridge. He has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Virgil for BBC Radio. His scholarly style is perfect to reposition him as a writer of non-fiction as well as fiction.
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