Adrian Goldsworthy, Dr Adrian Goldsworthy Ltd

Antony and Cleopatra

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The epic story of one of the most famous love affairs in history, by the bestselling author of CAESAR.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion Publishing Group / W&N
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 131mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9780753828632
• ISBN-10: 0753828634
• Artikelnr.: 33172814

Autorenporträt

Adrian Goldsworthy has a doctorate from Oxford University. His books include THE PUNIC WARS, and the volume on Roman Warfare in John Keegan's Cassell History of Warfare series. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and he has lectured on Roman history in both the UK and USA.

Rezensionen

After providing a clear, succinct background to events, Goldsworthy's tactic is to weave the two stories into a single thread by moving seamlessly back and forth from Rome to Egypt. It works beautifully. His mastery of the sources is commendable, his historical judgement sure-footed and, as ever, he brings a winning lucidity to the description of often quite complex situations - the perfect accompaniment to any, especially Mediterranean, holiday Peter Jones The Tablet