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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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Rubicon, Tom Holland
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- Pubblicato
- 2003
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- Titolo
- Rubicon
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Tom Holland
- Editore
- Little, Brown
- Pubblicato
- 2003
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 406
- ISBN10
- 0316861308
- ISBN13
- 9780316861304
- Serie
- Tag
- Saggistica, Scienze sociali, Scienze politiche & Politica, Politica, Tempi antichi, Roma, Rom, Guerra Civile, Impero Romano, Antica Roma, Gaio Giulio Cesare, Cicerone, 106 a.C.-43 a.C., Spartaco
- Prima pubblicazione
- 2003
- Titolo originale
- Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
- Valutazione
- 4,2 su 5
- Descrizione
- 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.