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The book that rebuilt Rome: Tom Holland's bestselling narrative history book about the rise and fall of the Roman Empire is being reissued with a new cover alongside other classic titles from the Abacus list in our 40th Anniversary year 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…

Что сделало Римскую империю сверхдержавой античных времен? Только ли военное могущество? Почему культура Древнего Рима и через тысячу лет после его падения воспринималась как "вечное" наследие, незыблемая основа европейской цивилизации? Автор этой книги не просто исследует прошлое поздней Римской Республики и зарождение имперской идеи; глубоко прочувствованное проникновение в тему позволило Тому Холланду создать эпическую панораму духовных взлетов и кровавых драм, которых так много в римской истории. Причем уроки Рима подчас удивительно созвучны вызовам современности...

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…