Ancient Rome：The Rise and Fall of an Empire

图书标准信息

• 作者 Simon Baker 著
• 出版社 BBC Books
• 出版时间 2007-06
• ISBN 9781846072840
• 定价 179.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 448页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Thisisthestoryofthegreatestempiretheworldhaseverknown.SimonBakerchartstheriseandfalloftheworld'sfirstsuperpower,focusingonsixmomentousturningpointsthatshapedRomanhistory.WelcometoRomeasyou'veneverseenitbefore-awesomeandsplendid,grittyandsqualid.FromtheconquestoftheMediterraneanbeginninginthethirdcenturyBCtothedestructionoftheempireatthehandsofbarbarianinvaderssomesevencenturieslater,wediscoverthemostcriticalepisodesinRomanhistory:thespectacularcollapseofthe'free'republic,thebirthoftheageofthe'Caesars',theviolentsuppressionofthestrongestrebellionagainstRomanpower,andthebloodycivilwarthatlaunchedChristianityasaworldreligion.Attheheartofthisaccountarethedynamic,complexbutflawedcharactersofsomeofthemostpowerfulrulersinhistory:mensuchasPompeytheGreat,JuliusCaesar,Augustus,NeroandConstantine.Puttingfleshonthebonesofthesedistant,legendaryfigures,SimonBakerlooksbeyondthedusty,toga-cladcaricaturesandexplorestheirrealmotivationsandambitions,intriguesandrivalries.Thesuperbnarrative,fullofenergyandimagination,isabrilliantdistillationofthelatestscholarshipandawonderfullyevocativeaccountofAncientRome.

【作者简介】

SimonBakerreadClassicsatOxfordUniversity.In1999hejoinedtheBBC'saward-winningHistoryUnitwhereheworkedonTimewatchandawiderangeofprogrammesabouttheclassicalworld.HewastheDevelopmentProducerontheBBCOneseriesAncientRome-TheRiseandFallofanEmpire.Thisishissecondbook.MaryBeardisaProfessorofClassicsatCambridgeUniversityandaFellowofNewnhamCollege.Shehaswrittenwidelyonthehistoryandcultureoftheancient(andmodern)world.HerbooksincludeTheParthenonand(withKeithHopkins)TheColosseum.SheisClassicsEditoroftheTimesLiterarySupplementandhermajorstudyoftheRomanTriumphwaspublishedin2007.