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Sto caricando le informazioni... Ancient Rome: An Introductory Historydi Paul A. Zoch
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The book under review takes the reader on a journey from Rome’s mythological times to the reign of Marcus Aurelius, covering those decisive political and military events that formed the Roman Empire. Paul Zoch’s main objective is to ‘present a traditional, chronological history of ancient Rome illustrating the major and minor themes, events, and personalities through generous selections of Latin literature and other original sources in English translation (…) [which] offer high school students and general readers greater accessibility to the factual history of ancient Rome’ (ix-x). This is not at all an easy task, but all things considered, Zoch delivers on his promise.
The events and personalities of ancient Rome spring to life in this history, from its founding in 753 B.C. to the death of the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius in A.D. 180. Paul A. Zoch presents, in contemporary language, the history of Rome and the stories of its protagonists?such as Romulus and Remus, Horatius, and Nero-which are so often omitted from more specialized studies. With an eye detail, Zoch guides his readers through the military campaigns and political developments that shaped Rome?s rise from a small Italian city to the greatest imperial power the world had ever known. We witness the long struggle against the enemy city of Carthage. We follow Caesar as he campaigns in Britain, and we observe the ebb and flow of Rome?s fortunes in the Hellenistic East. Writing with the belief that such stories contain moral lessons that are relevant today, Zoch presents a narrative that is both entertaining and informative. An afterword takes the history to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West in A.D. 476. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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