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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire by Simon Baker: Used
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2008-06-01
- Pages
- 448
- ISBN
- 9781846072840
About this product
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
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Item Length
7.6 in
Item Width
4.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
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
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.
LC Classification Number
DG311
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- y***c (365)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseFast and as described
- 4***6 (562)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseQuality sitcom in good condition at a good value and good appearance!!!
- e***e (417)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseQuality of the book is good however I was under the understanding that it was an Ethiopian Bible not a history of the Ethiopian Bible , but it arrived in good condition and looks nice