The Rise of Rome by Anthony Everitt
A complete account of the ascent of Rome from agrarian backwater to capital of the world's greatest empire.
An excellent guide.. An elegant, swift and faultless introduction to the subject' * Spectator *
[An] engaging work that will captivate and inform from beginning to end * Booklist *
An agreeable primer in ancient history -- Cleveland Plain Dealer
A riveting, magisterial account... [Everitt] tells the tale in a way that will galvanise, inform and enlighten modern readers' * Belfast Newsletter *
Lively and readable... 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 *
An agreeable primer in ancient history -- Cleveland Plain Dealer
A riveting, magisterial account... [Everitt] tells the tale in a way that will galvanise, inform and enlighten modern readers' * Belfast Newsletter *
Lively and readable... Roman history has an uncanny ability to resonate with contemporary events' * Maclean's *
Anthony Everitt is a former visiting professor in the visual and performing arts at Nottingham Trent University and previously served as secretary general of the Arts Council of Great Britain. He has written extensively on European culture and history, and is the author of Cicero, Augustus, Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome, The Rise of Rome, and The Rise of Athens. Everitt lives near Colchester, England's first recorded town, founded by the Romans.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781801108195 |
| ISBN 10 | 1801108196 |
| Title | The Rise of Rome |
| Author | Anthony Everitt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2021-11-11 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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