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RUBICON
THE TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC |
| By: |
Tom Holland, Andrew Sachs |
| Format: |
Downloadable audio file |
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£16.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1405503602 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405503600 |
| Publisher: |
LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP |
| Pub. date: |
31 October, 2007 |
| Edition: |
Abridged edition6 Downloadable audio files |
| Pages: |
416 |
| Description: |
* An accessible and exciting narrative history of the final 100 years of the Republic. Fascinating and thrilling, it's international politics as played out by the sopranos. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| No. of pieces |
6 |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Hachette Audio |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History 2004.
Shortlisted for Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2004.
Shortlisted for British Book Award 2004. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |