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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire by Simon Baker: Used

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Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Publication Date
2008-06-01
Pages
448
ISBN
9781846072840

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Random House
ISBN-10
1846072840
ISBN-13
9781846072840
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63901689

Product Key Features

Book Title
Ancient Rome : the Rise and Fall of an Empire
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Ancient / General, Ancient / Rome, World, Europe / General
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
Simon Baker
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Item Length
7.6 in
Item Width
4.9 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Effectively profiles several important figures from Rome's history . . . recommended for public libraries."  -Library Journal, "Effectively profiles several important figures from Rome's history . . . recommended for public libraries."  — Library Journal, "Effectively profiles several important figures from Rome's history . . . recommended for public libraries." -- Library Journal, "Effectively profiles several important figures from Rome's history . . . recommended for public libraries."  -- Library Journal, "Rome is revealed as it really was gritty, magnificent and sometimes pretty sordid. Splendid stuff." Manchester Evening News "Brings the distant past to fully fleshed life." The Good Book Guide "Highly recommended." Birmingham Evening Mail "An entertaining but rigorous antidote to the fast-and-loose-with-the-truth approach." Radio Times
Dewey Decimal
937.06
Synopsis
This is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Simon Baker charts the rise and fall of the world's first superpower, focusing on six momentous turning points that shaped Roman history. Welcome to Rome as you've never seen it before - awesome and splendid, gritty and squalid. From the conquest of the Mediterranean beginning in the third century BC to the destruction of the Roman Empire at the hands of barbarian invaders some seven centuries later, we discover the most critical episodes in Roman history- the spectacular collapse of the 'free' republic, the birth of the age of the 'Caesars', the violent suppression of the strongest rebellion against Roman power, and the bloody civil war that launched Christianity as a world religion. At the heart of this account are the dynamic, complex but flawed characters of some of the most powerful rulers in history- men such as Pompey the Great, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero and Constantine. Putting flesh on the bones of these distant, legendary figures, Simon Baker looks beyond the dusty, toga-clad caricatures and explores their real motivations and ambitions, intrigues and rivalries. The superb narrative, full of energy and imagination, is a brilliant distillation of the latest scholarship and a wonderfully evocative account of Ancient Rome., Ancient Rome is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Focusing on six turning points in Roman history, Simon Baker's absorbing narrative charts the rise and fall of a political machine unmatched in its brutality, genius, and lust for power. From the conquest of the Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC to the destruction of the empire at the hands of barbarian invaders 700 years later, we discover the pivotal episodes in Roman history. At the heart of this account are some of the most powerful rulers in history--men like Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero, and Constantine. Putting flesh on the bones of these legendary figures, Baker looks beyond the dusty caricatures to explore their real motivations, ambitions, intrigues, and rivalries. The superb narrative, full of energy and imagination, is a brilliant distillation of the latest scholarship and a wonderfully evocative account of ancient Rome.
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DG311

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