Simon Baker

Broschiertes Buch

Ancient Rome

The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Mitarbeit: Beard, Mary

Beschreibung

Focusing on six momentous turning points that helped to shape Roman history, this work charts the rise and fall of the world's first superpower - a political machine unmatched in its brutality, its genius, its lust for power. It also covers powerful men such as Pompey the Great, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero and Constantine.

Autor

Simon Baker read Classics at Oxford University. In 1999 he joined the BBC's award-winning History Unit where he has worked on Timewatch and a wide range of programmes about the classical world. He was the Development Producer on the BBC One series Ancient Rome - The Rise and Fall of an Empire. This is his second book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: BBC Books / Random House UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 604153
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 126mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 328g
• ISBN-13: 9781846072840
• ISBN-10: 1846072840
• Artikelnr.: 22921414

Rezensionen

Lively and well-researched: an excellent read Peter Heather, author of The Fall of the Roman Empire