Rubicon读书介绍
类别 | 页数 | 译者 | 网友评分 | 年代 | 出版社 |
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书籍 | 464页 | 2020 | Abacus |
定价 | 出版日期 | 最近访问 | 访问指数 |
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EUR 12.42 | 2020-02-20 … | 2021-06-09 … | 80 |
The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world. Rubicon paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax of its greatness - the same greatness which would herald the catastrophe of its fall. It is a story of incomparable drama. This was the century of Julius Caesar, the gambler whose addiction to glory led him to the banks of the Rubicon, and beyond; of Cicero, whose defence of freedom would make him a byword for eloquence; of Spartacus, the slave who dared to challenge a superpower; of Cleopatra, the queen who did the same. Tom Holland brings to life this strange and unsettling civilization, with its extremes of ambition and self-sacrifice, bloodshed and desire. Yet alien as it was, the Republic still holds up a mirror to us. Its citizens were obsessed by celebrity chefs, all-night dancing and exotic pets; they fought elections in law courts and were addicted to spin; they toppled foreign tyrants in the name of self-defence. Two thousand years may have passed, but we remain the Romans' heirs.
作者简介汤姆·霍兰(Tom Holland)英国畅销历史作家,尤其擅长古典历史文学写作。他曾就读于剑桥大学,取得了英语、拉丁语两科一等荣誉学位。
汤姆·霍兰著有多部畅销历史作品,他的代表作《卢比孔河》与《波斯战火》出版后,被《星期日泰晤士报》《每日电讯报》《独立报》《卫报》《观察家报》等多家媒体评选为年度最佳图书,《卢比孔河》被授予赫塞尔—蒂尔特曼历史学奖,并被提名塞缪尔·约翰逊奖,《波斯战火》被授予“朗西曼奖”。
汤姆·霍兰为英国广播公司第4频道改编过《荷马》《希罗多德》《修昔底德》《维吉尔》等历史节目,为“企鹅古典系列”翻译过希罗多德《历史》。他曾担任英国作家协会主席,目前是英国古典协会委员。
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