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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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- Titul
- Rubicon
- Podtitul
- The triumph and tragey of the Roman Republic
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autori
- Tom Holland
- Vydavateľ
- Abacus
- Rok vydania
- 2004
- Väzba
- mäkká
- Počet strán
- 464
- ISBN10
- 034911563x
- ISBN13
- 9780349115634
- Série
- Štítky
- Náučná literatúra, Spoločenské vedy, Politológia & Politika, Politika, Starovek, antika, Občianska vojna, Rím, Rómovia, Rímska ríša, Staroveký Rím, Gaius Julius Caesar, Cicero, 106 pred Kr.-43 pred Kr., Spartakus
- Prvé vydanie
- 2003
- Pôvodný názov
- Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
- Hodnotenie
- 4,2 z 5
- Anotácia
- 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.