Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire by Simon Baker (English) Paperback

Description: Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire by Simon Baker, Mary Beard Focusing on six momentous turning points that helped to shape Roman history, this work charts the rise and fall of the worlds first superpower - a political machine unmatched in its brutality, its genius, its lust for power. It also covers powerful men such as Pompey the Great, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero and Constantine. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An accessible and highly entertaining single-volume history of Ancient RomeThis is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Simon Baker charts the rise and fall of the worlds first superpower, focusing on six momentous turning points that shaped Roman history. Welcome to Rome as youve 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. Notes Focusing on six momentous turning points that helped shape history. This gripping narrative charts the worlds first superpower - its brutality, genius and lust for power. Author Biography Simon Baker (Author)Simon Baker read Classics at Oxford University. In 1999 he joined the BBCs award-winning History Unit where he has worked on Timewatch and a wide range of programmes about the classical world. He was the Development Producer on the BBC One series Ancient Rome - The Rise and Fall of an Empire. This is his second book.Mary Beard (Foreword By)Mary Beard is a Professor of Classics at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Newnham College. She has written widely on the history and culture of the ancient (and modern) world. Her most recent books are The Parthenon and (with Keith Hopkins) The Colosseum. She is Classics Editor of the Times Literary Supplement and her major study of the Roman Triumph was published by Harvard University Press in 2007. Review Lively and well-researched: an excellent read -- Peter Heather, author of The Fall of the Roman EmpireThis is a history of Rome that combines vivid drama and a gripping storyline with a keen alertness to bigger historical questions -- Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at Cambridge UniversityBrings the distant past to fully fleshed life * Good Book Guide *Highly recommended * Birmingham Evening Mail *Rome is revealed as it really was - gritty, magnificent and sometimes pretty sordid. Splendid stuff * Manchester Evening News *An entertaining but rigorous antidote to the fast-and-loose-with-the-truth approach. * Radio Times * Promotional An accessible and highly entertaining single-volume history of Ancient Rome. Review Text Lively and well-researched: an excellent read Review Quote "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 Promotional "Headline" An accessible and highly entertaining single-volume history of Ancient Rome. Details ISBN1846072840 Author Mary Beard Short Title ANCIENT ROME Language English ISBN-10 1846072840 ISBN-13 9781846072840 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint BBC Books Subtitle The Rise and Fall of an Empire Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DOI 10.1604/9781846072840 UK Release Date 2007-06-07 AU Release Date 2007-06-07 NZ Release Date 2007-06-07 Pages 448 Publisher Ebury Publishing Year 2007 Publication Date 2007-06-07 Alternative 9781409073888 DEWEY 937 Illustrations 32 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:14329301;

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