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Rubicon : the last years of the Roman Republic

Holland gives an account of the fall of the Republic, one that begins in 100 B.C., the approximate birth date of the generation that was to bring about the Republic's ruin. He traces the development of these men into the ruling minds of the Republic, to the rise of Alexandria as a thriving metropolis and East-to-West port, the rule of Augustus, and the occurrence at the Rubicon that marked Rome's end of expansionism.

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  • "Luo ma gong he guo de sheng li yu bei ju"
  • "Triumph and tragedy of the roman republic"@it
  • "Triumph and tragedy of the Roman Republic"@en
  • "Last years of the Roman Republic"@en
  • "罗马共和国的胜利与悲剧"

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  • "An accessible and exciting narrative history of the final 100 years of the Republic. Fascinating and thrilling, it's international politics as played out by the sopranos."
  • "Holland gives an account of the fall of the Republic, one that begins in 100 B.C., the approximate birth date of the generation that was to bring about the Republic's ruin. He traces the development of these men into the ruling minds of the Republic, to the rise of Alexandria as a thriving metropolis and East-to-West port, the rule of Augustus, and the occurrence at the Rubicon that marked Rome's end of expansionism."@en
  • "One January morning, Julius Caesar, the governor of Gaul, arrived at a river named the Rubicon, which marked the frontier with Italy. A governor was forbidden to lead troops out of his province, but Caesar was a gambler. Quoting a line from one of Menander's plays: "The die is cast," he ordered his legion over the river and on toward Rome. Crossing the Rubicon has come to stand for every fateful step in history since. The result was a civil war which destroyed Rome's traditional freedoms and established a permanent dictatorship on the wreckage of its constitution. This book gives readers a harrowing account of the fall of the Republic, capturing the suspense and drama of Rome's most famous political rivalries, its vibrant and charged atmosphere, and featuring some of the most celebrated personalities in history: Caesar, Cicero, Spartacus, Cleopatra, Brutus, Pompey, Virgil.--From publisher description."
  • "One January morning, Julius Caesar, the governor of Gaul, arrived at a river named the Rubicon, which marked the frontier with Italy. A governor was forbidden to lead troops out of his province, but Caesar was a gambler. Quoting a line from one of Menander's plays: "The die is cast," he ordered his legion over the river and on toward Rome. Crossing the Rubicon has come to stand for every fateful step in history since. The result was a civil war which destroyed Rome's traditional freedoms and established a permanent dictatorship on the wreckage of its constitution. This book gives readers a harrowing account of the fall of the Republic, capturing the suspense and drama of Rome's most famous political rivalries, its vibrant and charged atmosphere, and featuring some of the most celebrated personalities in history: Caesar, Cicero, Spartacus, Cleopatra, Brutus, Pompey, Virgil.--From publisher description."@en
  • "Recounts the fall of the Roman Republic, tracing the events that marked the final century B.C. and discussing such topics as the rise of Alexandria and the contributions of such figures as Caesar, Cleopatra, Brutus, and Augustus. In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small border river called the Rubicon and plunged Rome into cataclysmic civil war. Tom Holland's enthralling account tells the story of Caesar's generation, witness to the twilight of the Republic and its bloody transformation into an empire. From Cicero, Spartacus, and Brutus, to Cleopatra, Virgil, and Augustus, here are some of the most legendary figures in history brought thrillingly to life. Combining verve and freshness with scrupulous scholarship, Rubicon is not only an engrossing history of this pivotal era but a uniquely resonant portrait of a great civilization in all its extremes of self-sacrifice and rivalry, decadence and catastrophe, intrigue, war, and world-shaking ambition."@en
  • "Recounts the fall of the Roman Republic, tracing the events that marked the final century B.C. and discussing such topics as the rise of Alexandria and the contributions of such figures as Caesar, Cleopatra, Brutus, and Augustus. In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small border river called the Rubicon and plunged Rome into cataclysmic civil war. Tom Holland's enthralling account tells the story of Caesar's generation, witness to the twilight of the Republic and its bloody transformation into an empire. From Cicero, Spartacus, and Brutus, to Cleopatra, Virgil, and Augustus, here are some of the most legendary figures in history brought thrillingly to life. Combining verve and freshness with scrupulous scholarship, Rubicon is not only an engrossing history of this pivotal era but a uniquely resonant portrait of a great civilization in all its extremes of self-sacrifice and rivalry, decadence and catastrophe, intrigue, war, and world-shaking ambition."

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  • "Livres électroniques"
  • "Monografie"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Monography"

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  • "Rubikon : triumf a tragédie římské republiky"
  • "Rubicon : het einde van de Romeinse Republiek"
  • "Rubikon Triumph und Tragödie der Römischen Republik"
  • "Rubicon : auge y caida de la Republica romana"
  • "Rubikon : trijumf i tragedija rimske republike"
  • "Rubicon : the last years of the Roman Republic"
  • "Rubicon : the last years of the Roman Republic"@en
  • "공화국의몰락"
  • "Rubicon : the triumph and tragedy of the Roman republic"
  • "Rubicon"@en
  • "Rubicon"
  • "Rubicón : auge y caída de la República romana"
  • "Rubicón : auge y caída de la República romana"@es
  • "Rubicon : the triumph and tragedy of the Roman Republic"@en
  • "Rubicon : the triumph and tragedy of the Roman Republic"
  • "Rubicon the last years of the Roman Republic"@en
  • "Rubicon the last years of the Roman Republic"
  • "Die Würfel sind gefallen : der Untergang der Römischen Republik"
  • "רוביקון : הרפובליקה הרומית, נצחונותיה והטרגדיה שלה"
  • "Rubicon : het einde van de Romeinse republiek"
  • "卢比孔河 : 罗马共和国的胜利与悲剧 = Rubicon"
  • "Rubiḳon : ha-republiḳah ha-Romit, nitsḥonoteha ṿeha-ṭragedyah shelah"
  • "Lu bi kong he : Luo ma gong he guo de sheng li yu bei ju = Rubicon"
  • "Rubicon the triumph and tragedy of the Roman Republic"
  • "Rubicon the triumph and tragedy of the Roman Republic"@en
  • "Rouvikōnas : ho thriamvos kai hē tragōdia tēs Rōmaïkēs Dēmokratias"
  • "Roubikonas : ho thriamvos kai he traugodia tes Romaikes Demokratias"
  • "Konghwaguk ŭi mollak"
  • "Rubicone : trionfo e tragedia della repubblica romana"
  • "Rubicone : trionfo e tragedia della repubblica romana"@it

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