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<p><p>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, <i>rubicon </i>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.</p> <h3>publishers Weekly</h3> <p>after A Palace Coup Demolished The Reign Of King Tarquin Of Rome In 509 B.c., A Republican Government Flourished, Providing Every Person An Opportunity To Participate In Political Life In The Name Of Liberty. As Holland, A Novelist And Adapter Of Herodotus' Histories For British Radio, Points Out In This Lively Re-creation Of The Republic's Rise An
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- Author
- Holland, Tom
- Publisher
- New York : Anchor Books
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781400078974
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, History, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 4.17 / 5 (9,536 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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