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- Publication Name
- The Rise of Rome
- Title
- The Rise of Rome
- Subtitle
- The Making of the World's Greatest Empire
- ISBN-10
- 0812978153
- EAN
- 9780812978155
- ISBN
- 9780812978155
- Release Year
- 2013
- Release Date
- 11/12/2013
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Book Title
- Rise of Rome : the Making of the World's Greatest Empire
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- History, Political Science
- Topic
- Ancient / Rome, Political Ideologies / General, American Government / General
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 17.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 512 Pages
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR From Anthony Everitt, the bestselling author of acclaimed biographies of Cicero, Augustus, and Hadrian , comes a riveting, magisterial account of Rome and its remarkable ascent from an obscure agrarian backwater to the greatest empire the world has ever known. Emerging as a market town from a cluster of hill villages in the eighth and seventh centuries B.C., Rome grew to become the ancient world's preeminent power. Everitt fashions the story of Rome's rise to glory into an erudite page-turner filled with lasting lessons for our time. He chronicles the clash between patricians and plebeians that defined the politics of the Republic. He shows how Rome's shrewd strategy of offering citizenship to her defeated subjects was instrumental in expanding the reach of her burgeoning empire. And he outlines the corrosion of constitutional norms that accompanied Rome's imperial expansion, as old habits of political compromise gave way, leading to violence and civil war. In the end, unimaginable wealth and power corrupted the traditional virtues of the Republic, and Rome was left triumphant everywhere except within its own borders. Everitt paints indelible portraits of the great Romans--and non-Romans--who left their mark on the world out of which the mighty empire grew: Cincinnatus, Rome's George Washington, the very model of the patrician warrior/aristocrat; the brilliant general Scipio Africanus, who turned back a challenge from the Carthaginian legend Hannibal; and Alexander the Great, the invincible Macedonian conqueror who became a role model for generations of would-be Roman rulers. Here also are the intellectual and philosophical leaders whose observations on the art of government and "the good life" have inspired every Western power from antiquity to the present: Cato the Elder, the famously incorruptible statesman who spoke out against the decadence of his times, and Cicero, the consummate orator whose championing of republican institutions put him on a collision course with Julius Caesar and whose writings on justice and liberty continue to inform our political discourse today. Rome's decline and fall have long fascinated historians, but the story of how the empire was won is every bit as compelling. With The Rise of Rome , one of our most revered chroniclers of the ancient world tells that tale in a way that will galvanize, inform, and enlighten modern readers. Praise for The Rise of Rome "Fascinating history and a great read." -- Chicago Sun-Times "An engrossing history of a relentlessly pugnacious city's 500-year rise to empire." --Kirkus Reviews "Rome's history abounds with remarkable figures. . . . Everitt writes for the informed and the uninformed general reader alike, in a brisk, conversational style, with a modern attitude of skepticism and realism." -- The Dallas Morning News "[A] lively and readable account . . . Roman history has an uncanny ability to resonate with contemporary events." -- Maclean's "Elegant, swift and faultless as an introduction to his subject." --The Spectator "[An] engaging work that will captivate and inform from beginning to end." --Booklist
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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0812978153
ISBN-13
9780812978155
eBay Product ID (ePID)
160026412
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rise of Rome : the Making of the World's Greatest Empire
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Ancient / Rome, Political Ideologies / General, American Government / General
Publication Year
2013
Genre
History, Political Science
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
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Reviews
"Fascinating history and a great read." - Chicago Sun-Times "An engrossing history of a relentlessly pugnacious city's 500-year rise to empire." -Kirkus Reviews "Rome's history abounds with remarkable figures. . . . Everitt writes for the informed and the uninformed general reader alike, in a brisk, conversational style, with a modern attitude of skepticism and realism." - The Dallas Morning News "[A] lively and readable account . . . Roman history has an uncanny ability to resonate with contemporary events." - Maclean's "[An] engaging work that will captivate and inform from beginning to end." -Booklist, "Fascinating history and a great read." -- Chicago Sun-Times "An engrossing history of a relentlessly pugnacious city's 500-year rise to empire." --Kirkus Reviews "Rome's history abounds with remarkable figures. . . . Everitt writes for the informed and the uninformed general reader alike, in a brisk, conversational style, with a modern attitude of skepticism and realism." -- The Dallas Morning News "[A] lively and readable account . . . Roman history has an uncanny ability to resonate with contemporary events." -- Maclean's "Elegant, swift and faultless as an introduction to his subject." --The Spectator "[An] engaging work that will captivate and inform from beginning to end." --Booklist, "Fascinating history and a great read." -- Chicago Sun-Times "An engrossing history of a relentlessly pugnacious city's 500-year rise to empire." --Kirkus Reviews "Rome's history abounds with remarkable figures. . . . Everitt writes for the informed and the uninformed general reader alike, in a brisk, conversational style, with a modern attitude of skepticism and realism." -- The Dallas Morning News "[A] lively and readable account . . . Roman history has an uncanny ability to resonate with contemporary events." -- Maclean's "Elegant, swift and faultless as an introduction to his subject." --The Spectator "[An] engaging work that will captivate and inform from beginning to end." --Booklist From the Hardcover edition., PRAISE FOR ANTHONY EVERITT Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome "A fascinating insight into the mind of the Roman emperor."- The Sunday Telegraph (London) "[A] skillful portrait . . . combines academic expertise with lively prose in a satisfying account of the emperor."- Publishers Weekly Augustus "Fascinating and brisk to read . . . All the stuff of adventure is here, from court intrigue to roving armies to shipwreck." -The Washington Post Book World "Everitt's writing is so crisp and so lively he brings both Rome and Augustus to life in this magnificent work, a must-read for anyone interested in classical times."- Booklist (starred review) Cicero "An excellent introduction to a critical period in the history of Rome. Cicero comes across much as he must have lived."- The Wall Street Journal "Riveting . . . a clear-eyed biography . . . [offers] vivid lessons about the viciousness that can pervade elected government."- Chicago Tribune
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Dewey Decimal
937
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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