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- Abacus
- Little, Brown Audio
- Little, Brown Audio
- Abacus
Prose: non-fiction, History, General & world history, Regional & national history, History: earliest times to present day, Ancient history: to c 500 CE
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Abacus
- Paperback Sep 6, 2004 | 9780349115634 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jun 6, 2024 | 9781405561440 | RRP $53.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook Sep 5, 2019 | 9781405544221 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 21, 2011 | 9780748131051 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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Imprint
Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Sep 6, 2004 | 9780349115634 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jun 6, 2024 | 9781405561440 | RRP $53.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook Sep 5, 2019 | 9781405544221 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 21, 2011 | 9780748131051 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
-
Imprint
Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Sep 6, 2004 | 9780349115634 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jun 6, 2024 | 9781405561440 | RRP $53.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook Sep 5, 2019 | 9781405544221 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 21, 2011 | 9780748131051 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
-
Imprint
Abacus
- Paperback Sep 6, 2004 | 9780349115634 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jun 6, 2024 | 9781405561440 | RRP $53.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook Sep 5, 2019 | 9781405544221 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 21, 2011 | 9780748131051 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
'The Book that really held me, in fact, obsessed me, was Rubicon... This is narrative history at its best. Bloody and labyrinthine political intrigue and struggle, brilliant oratory, amazing feats of conquest and cruelty.' - Ian McEwan, Books of the Year, Guardian.
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 civilisation, 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.
Praise for Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
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Holland has the rare gift of making deep scholarship accessible and exciting. A brilliant and completely absorbing study. - A.N Wilson, author of The Victorians
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This is the best one-volume narrative history of the Rome between King Tarquin and Emperor Augustus I have ever read. The story of Rome's experiment with republicanism - peopled by such giants as Caesar, Pompey, Cato and Cicero - is told with perfect freshness, fine wit and true scholarship. - Andrew Roberts
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A modern, well-paced and finely observed history which entertains as it informs. - Observer
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Explosive stuff...a seriously intelligent history... [written] with elan and gusto... It is a history for our times... Wickedly enjoyable. - Peter Jones, BBC History Magazine
Tom Holland
Tom Holland is an award-winning historian, author and broadcaster. His bestselling books include Rubicon: The Triumph and the Tragedy of the Roman Republic, which won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize; Persian Fire, which won the Anglo-Hellenic League's Runciman Award; Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom; In the Shadow of the Sword: The Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World; Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar; and Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind.
Holland has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Virgil for the BBC. His translation of Herodotus was published in 2013 by Penguin Classics and followed in 2016 by a history of A thelstan published under the Penguin Monarchs series, and in 2019 A thelflA d England's Forgotten Founder as a Ladybird Expert Book. In 2007, he was the winner of the Classical Association prize, awarded to 'the individual who has done most to promote the study of the language, literature and civilisation of Ancient Greece and Rome'.
Holland hosts (with Dominic Sandbrook) the no.1 podcast The Rest is History. He has written and presented a number of TV documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4, on subjects ranging from religion to dinosaurs. He served two years as the Chair of the Society of Authors; as Chair of the PLR Advisory Committee and was on the committee of the Classical Association.
@holland_tom
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