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Rubicon. The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic


Rubicon. The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
Rubicon. The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
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ID товара: 977085
Издательство: Abacus
Автор: Holland Tom
Год выпуска: 2004
Страниц: 430
Тип обложки: обл - мягкий переплет (крепление скрепкой или клеем)
Оформление: Тиснение золотом
Иллюстрации: Черно-белые + цветные
Масса: 400 г
Размеры: 198x127x30 мм
Наличие: На складе
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 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 civilisation, 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.




 
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