{"product_id":"9780349115634","title":"Rubicon : The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Holland, Tom, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 10\/06\/2004,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 464 pages, Section: 24, b\/w and col,\u003cbr\u003e Series: 20th Century Architects, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Abacus,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Little, Brown Book Group,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Ancient Rome, European history\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780349115634\u003cbr\u003e Description:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRubicon 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTom 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo thousand years may have passed, but we remain the Romans' heirs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022421295257,"sku":"9780349115634","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780349115634.jpg?v=1602537945","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780349115634","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}