Tyrant - Brossura

Manfredi, Valerio

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0330426540 ISBN 13: 9780330426541

Casa editrice: Macmillan Pub Ltd, 2006

Riassunto

Sicily 412 BC: the infinite duel between a man and a superpower begins. The man is Dionysius, who has just made himself Tyrant of Syracuse. The superpower Carthage, mercantile megalopolis and mistress of the seas. Over the next eight years, Dionysius' brutal military conquests will strike down countless enemies and many friends to make Syracuse the most powerful Greek city west of mainland Greece. He builds the largest army of antiquity and invents horrific war machines to use against the Carthaginians, who he will fight in five wars. But who was Dionysius? Historians have condemned him as one of the most ruthless, egocentric despots. But he was also patron of the arts, a dramatist, poet and tender lover.

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Descrizione del libro:

A thundering historical epic from the bestselling master of the genre

L'autore:

Valerio Massimo Manfredi is professor of classical archaeology at Luigi Bocconi University in Milan. He has published nine works of fiction, including the 'Alexander' trilogy, which has been translated into 24 languages in 38 countries. He has written and hosted documentaries on the ancient world, and has written screenplays for cinema and television.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Macmillan Pub Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0330426540
• ISBN 13: 9780330426541
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 250