Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire |
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Simon Baker
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Pages: 448 (Paperback)
ISBN: 1846072840
Pub: BBC Books
Pub date: 2007-06-07
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2791
Reader Reviews:
a great read! (1/1 people found this helpful)
I have just returned from a week sitting on a sun lounger by the side of a pool.
I intended to part read the book on holiday and finish it upon my return.
once i started to read i could not stop & finished the book in 3 days.
The book is very informative but not too heavy going.
Lots of detail & well researched, i almost felt i was there watching the romans ultimatly self distruct!.
A superb read. a+
First class introducton (0/0 people found this helpful)
This must the best introduction to Roman history written so far, and one not likely to be superseded in a hurry. Not only that but it has features which can benefit anyone well read in the subject since it casts a new light on some of the most important events in that history.
Well Worth Reading (3/3 people found this helpful)
For anyone interested in the history and events that took place in the Roman Empire this book is like manna from heaven. The author relates Roman history in such a way that the book almost reads like a novel, being both exciting and educational. But if truth be told this is far more interesting than any novel.
Rome was after all one of the greatest, if not the greatest empire ever known. There are figures from its past that stick out like beacons. Probably the greatest of them all Julius Caesar and of course his main adversary Pompey. Others out of the many notables include Mark Antony, Nero, Claudius and many more.
There were also Rome's great buildings. The Forum, the circus maximus and the Flavian amphitheatre, now more commonly known as the Colosseum, all built to show potential enemies the might that was Rome. Then on to the true might of Rome, its Legions. An army that comprised the greatest fighting force the world had ever seen. Because of their discipline and rigid training they were at that period in history, virtually unbeatable.
The author pulls all these facts together beautifully to make a book that is not only informative and educational but also high readable as well.
A wonderful read (0/0 people found this helpful)
The true story of Rome is more fasinating, grand, treacherous, heroic, futile and inspiring than any film has yet portrayed. This is an astonishingly rivetting read with an equally impressive bibliography, that I couldn't put down from start to finish. An absolute must for anyone remotely interested or curious in ancient Roman times!
Most readable history book I have ever read (0/0 people found this helpful)
This book almost feels like your reading a novell, the writer's style is not dry and boring like many books of it's kind, but is vibrant and desriptive. It shows how good a writer he is firstly I have actually finished the book, secondly I can remember big chunks of it which I usually forget as soon as I put the book down. If your just a bit interested in Rome as an empire this book will fill you in on over 1000 years of history in no time.
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