{"product_id":"the-rise-of-rome-9781801108195","title":"The Rise of Rome","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping account of the ascent of Rome – from agrarian backwater to capital of the world's greatest empire. \u003cb\u003e'An elegant, swift and faultless introduction to the subject' \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  Starting with the founding myth of Romulus and Remus, Anthony Everitt charts Rome's development from its origins as a small market town in the 8th century BC, through various forms of patrician government, up to Caesar's victory in the Civil War that defeated the Roman Republic and paved the way for Augustus to transform republican oligarchy into imperial autocracy.  Using recent archaeological evidence and historical facts, and a wealth of legend and anecdote, Everitt shows how Rome grew – both internally, via ever more ambitious construction projects, and externally, through successful military campaigns.  As readable and accessible as it is authoritative and scholarly, \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Rome\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect introduction to Roman history and civilization for the general reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent guide... An elegant, swift and faultless introduction to the subject' * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e[An] engaging work that will captivate and inform from beginning to end * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eAn agreeable primer in ancient history -- Cleveland Plain Dealer\u003cbr\u003eA riveting, magisterial account... [Everitt] tells the tale in a way that will galvanise, inform and enlighten modern readers' * Belfast Newsletter *\u003cbr\u003eLively and readable... Roman history has an uncanny ability to resonate with contemporary events' * Maclean's *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771508588887,"sku":"9781801108195","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781801108195.jpg?v=1758728106","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-rise-of-rome-9781801108195","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}