Roma - Rilegato

Saylor, Steven

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ISBN 10: 1845291107 ISBN 13: 9781845291105

Casa editrice: Constable, 2007

Riassunto

A epic novel of ancient Rome in the tradition of Edward Rutherford and James Michener.

Roma is the story of the ancient city of Rome, from its mythic beginnings as a campsite along a trade route to its emergence as the centre of the most extensive, powerful empire in the ancient world. Beginning with the prehistory days when Roma was a way station among seven hills for traders and merchants and the founding of the city itself by Romulus and Remus, critically acclaimed historical novelist Steven Saylor tells the epic saga of a city and its people, its rise to prominence among the city-states of the area, and, ultimately, dominance over the entire ancient Western world.

From the tragedy of Coriolanus, to the Punic Wars and the invasion by Hannibal, the triumph and murder of Julius Caesar, and the rise and decline of the Roman Republic and the beginnings of Imperial Rome, Saylor's breathtaking novel brings to vivid life the most famous city of the ancient world. Roma is Saylor's finest achievement, an epic in the truest sense of the word.

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Recensione

Saylor's scholarship is breathtaking and his writing enthrals (Ruth Rendell)

How wonderful to have a scholar write about ancient Rome; how comforting to feel instant confidence in the historical accuracy of the novel (The Sunday Times)

Saylor's gifts include authentic historical backgrounds and clever plotting. (Times Literary Supplement)

...entertainment of the first order. (Washington Post)

Saylor evokes the ancient world more convincingly than any other writer of his generation. (The Sunday Times)

Saylor expertly weaves the true history of Rome with the lives and loves of its fictional citizens. (Daily Express)

Descrizione del libro

Presents the story of the ancient city of Rome, from its mythic beginnings as a campsite along a trade route to its emergence as the centre of the most extensive, powerful empire in the ancient world. The author tells the epic saga of a city and its people, from the tragedy of Coriolanus, to the Punic Wars and the invasion by Hannibal, and more.

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• Editore: Constable
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1845291107
• ISBN 13: 9781845291105
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 555