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A noise of war : Caesar, Pompey, Octavian, and the struggle for Rome by Langguth, A.J. is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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Through Civil Wars And World Conflicts, The Roman Republic Had Survived 400 Years, Its Empire Stretching From Spain To Syria And Beyond. But At The Millennium, It Seemed About To Buckle. An Entrenched Senate Would Not And Could Not Respond To The Nation's Precipitous Decline; Its Leaders, Locked In The Status Quo And Fighting For Privilege, Were Talking Reform To Death. As The Republic Careened To The Brink Of Ruin, The Battle Lines Were Drawn By Three Figures, All Larger Than Life. Caesar, The Bold, Rash General; Cicero, The Greatest Orator Of His Time; And Pompey, A Brilliant And Successful Campaigner, Were Locked In A Fierce Struggle For Rome's Future. The Contest Began With Debate In The Forum But Led Soon To Violent Riots, Then Armed Revolt On The Battlefield And Bloodshed On The Senate Steps. In The End, It Was Octavian, Caesar's Clever Nephew And Unmerciful Political Heir, Who Would Claim Victory. Rome Was Poised At The Dawn Of The Great Augustan Age. In A Rich, Scrupulously Researched Narrative History, A. J. Langguth Captures This Resounding, Epic Drama And Brings To Life The Towering Figures Of The Time. Capitalizing On A Wealth Of Primary Materials - From Caesar's War St
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Langguth, A.J.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster (NYC et al.)
- Published
- 1994
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780671708290
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, History, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 3.65 / 5 (57 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14