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The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World's Greatest Empire by Everitt, Anthony
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781400066636
- Book Title
- Rise of Rome : the Making of the World's Greatest Empire
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- History, Political Science
- Topic
- Ancient / Rome, Political Ideologies / General, American Government / General
- Item Width
- 6.5 in
- Item Weight
- 30.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 512 Pages
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From 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400066638
ISBN-13
9781400066636
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111395942
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rise of Rome : the Making of the World's Greatest Empire
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Ancient / Rome, Political Ideologies / General, American Government / General
Publication Year
2012
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History, Political Science
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Item Weight
30.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Dg276.E84 2012
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, 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
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2011-048318
Dewey Decimal
937
Dewey Edition
23
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