Rubicon - The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic

Tom Holland

Abacus

2011

430 páginas

14h 20m

ISBN-13: 9780349115634

Português Brasileiro

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 the same.

Tom Holland brings to life this strange and unsettling civilization, with its extremes of ambition and self-sacrifice, bloodshed and desire. Yet alien as it was, the Republic still holds up a mirror to us. Its citizens were obsessed by celebrity chefs, all-night dancing and exotic pets; they fought elections in law courts and were addicted to spin; they toppled foreign tyrants in the name of self-defence. Two thousand years may have passed, but we remain the Romans' heirs.

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Em Rubicon, o autor destrincha a fase final da República Romana e sua transição para o império.

Tom Holland é um renomado autor especializado em história antiga e história do Islã. Em Rubicon, ele destrincha a fase final da República Romana e sua transição para o império.

Fazem parte desse período personalidades como Júlio César, Cícero e Cleópatra. Além disso, não faltam guerras, intrigas políticas, romances excêntricos e luxúria desenfreada.

O livro é excelente, um dos melhores que li recentemente, e ajuda a compreender a história romana.