{"product_id":"rubicon-the-last-years-of-the-roman-republic","title":"Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic","description":"\u003cb\u003eA vivid historical account of the social world of Julius Caesar's Rome as it moved from republic to empire, from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eDynasty \u003c\/i\u003eand co-host of the hit podcast \u003ci\u003eThe Rest Is History\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fascinating picture of Roman city life . . . In every aspect of this story, Holland expertly makes the Romans, so alien and yet so familiar, relevant to us.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Stunning . . . Holland keeps his narrative moving at chariot-race speed.\"--\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining verve and freshness with scrupulous scholarship, \u003ci\u003eRubicon \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1400078970\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781400078974\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Holland, Tom\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Mar 2005)","offer_id":46081308590277,"sku":"9781400078974","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781400078974.jpg?v=1776044880","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/rubicon-the-last-years-of-the-roman-republic","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}