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  • Rubicon

Rubicon

  • Цена: 23.90 лв
    4.20 (2440 ratings by Goodreads)
  • Наличност: Изчерпано
  • Автор:Tom Holland
    Година на издаване:2004
    Език: Английски
    Корица: 12
    Страници: 464
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 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.
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  • Tom Holland
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  • Автор Tom Holland
    Година на издаване 2004
    Език Английски
    Корица 12
    Страници 464
    Размери 0.400kg (20cm x 13cm)
    Категория Книги /  Книги на английски език /  History  / 
    Код: 0337.00143
    ISBN/Barcode: 9780349115634
    Производител: ABACUS
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