Description
In the tumultuous final years of the Roman Republic, a seismic shift occurred as Julius Caesar's fateful crossing of the Rubicon ignited a devastating civil war. This gripping narrative chronicles the era's most legendary figures—from the eloquent Cicero and the defiant Spartacus to the ambitious Brutus and the enigmatic Cleopatra—as they navigate the Republic's violent descent into empire. Tom Holland masterfully brings to life a civilization teetering on the brink, exploring themes of ambition, rivalry, and catastrophe with both scholarly rigor and captivating prose. It is a vivid portrait of a world-altering period, revealing the extremes of human nature that shaped the destiny of Rome and the Western world.
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paperback
Doubleday
Published Feb 17, 2004
432 pages
ISBN: 9780385503136
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First Published
2003
Language
eng
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