Picture 1 of 1
Picture 1 of 1
The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World's Greatest Empire by Anthony Everitt
US $29.59
Approximately£22.28
Condition:
Good
A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
Postage:
Free Standard Shipping.
Located in: Sparks, Nevada, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Fri, 27 Sep and Wed, 2 Oct to 43230
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage.
Payments:
Shop with confidence
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:404302570572
Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2013-11-12
- Pages
- 512
- ISBN
- 0812978153
- Book Title
- Rise of Rome : the Making of the World's Greatest Empire
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Political Science, History
- Topic
- Ancient / Rome, Political Ideologies / General, American Government / General
- Item Weight
- 17.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 512 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0812978153
ISBN-13
9780812978155
eBay Product ID (ePID)
160026412
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rise of Rome : the Making of the World's Greatest Empire
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
Ancient / Rome, Political Ideologies / General, American Government / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Fascinating history and a great read." - Chicago Sun-Times "An engrossing history of a relentlessly pugnacious city's 500-year rise to empire." -Kirkus Reviews "Rome's history abounds with remarkable figures. . . . Everitt writes for the informed and the uninformed general reader alike, in a brisk, conversational style, with a modern attitude of skepticism and realism." - The Dallas Morning News "[A] lively and readable account . . . Roman history has an uncanny ability to resonate with contemporary events." - Maclean's "[An] engaging work that will captivate and inform from beginning to end." -Booklist, "Fascinating history and a great read." -- Chicago Sun-Times "An engrossing history of a relentlessly pugnacious city's 500-year rise to empire." --Kirkus Reviews "Rome's history abounds with remarkable figures. . . . Everitt writes for the informed and the uninformed general reader alike, in a brisk, conversational style, with a modern attitude of skepticism and realism." -- The Dallas Morning News "[A] lively and readable account . . . Roman history has an uncanny ability to resonate with contemporary events." -- Maclean's "Elegant, swift and faultless as an introduction to his subject." --The Spectator "[An] engaging work that will captivate and inform from beginning to end." --Booklist, "Fascinating history and a great read." -- Chicago Sun-Times "An engrossing history of a relentlessly pugnacious city's 500-year rise to empire." --Kirkus Reviews "Rome's history abounds with remarkable figures. . . . Everitt writes for the informed and the uninformed general reader alike, in a brisk, conversational style, with a modern attitude of skepticism and realism." -- The Dallas Morning News "[A] lively and readable account . . . Roman history has an uncanny ability to resonate with contemporary events." -- Maclean's "Elegant, swift and faultless as an introduction to his subject." --The Spectator "[An] engaging work that will captivate and inform from beginning to end." --Booklist From the Hardcover edition., PRAISE FOR ANTHONY EVERITT Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome "A fascinating insight into the mind of the Roman emperor."- The Sunday Telegraph (London) "[A] skillful portrait . . . combines academic expertise with lively prose in a satisfying account of the emperor."- Publishers Weekly Augustus "Fascinating and brisk to read . . . All the stuff of adventure is here, from court intrigue to roving armies to shipwreck." -The Washington Post Book World "Everitt's writing is so crisp and so lively he brings both Rome and Augustus to life in this magnificent work, a must-read for anyone interested in classical times."- Booklist (starred review) Cicero "An excellent introduction to a critical period in the history of Rome. Cicero comes across much as he must have lived."- The Wall Street Journal "Riveting . . . a clear-eyed biography . . . [offers] vivid lessons about the viciousness that can pervade elected government."- Chicago Tribune
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
937
Synopsis
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR From Anthony Everitt, the bestselling author of acclaimed biographies of Cicero, Augustus, and Hadrian , comes a riveting, magisterial account of Rome and its remarkable ascent from an obscure agrarian backwater to the greatest empire the world has ever known. Emerging as a market town from a cluster of hill villages in the eighth and seventh centuries B.C., Rome grew to become the ancient world's preeminent power. Everitt fashions the story of Rome's rise to glory into an erudite page-turner filled with lasting lessons for our time. He chronicles the clash between patricians and plebeians that defined the politics of the Republic. He shows how Rome's shrewd strategy of offering citizenship to her defeated subjects was instrumental in expanding the reach of her burgeoning empire. And he outlines the corrosion of constitutional norms that accompanied Rome's imperial expansion, as old habits of political compromise gave way, leading to violence and civil war. In the end, unimaginable wealth and power corrupted the traditional virtues of the Republic, and Rome was left triumphant everywhere except within its own borders. Everitt paints indelible portraits of the great Romans--and non-Romans--who left their mark on the world out of which the mighty empire grew: Cincinnatus, Rome's George Washington, the very model of the patrician warrior/aristocrat; the brilliant general Scipio Africanus, who turned back a challenge from the Carthaginian legend Hannibal; and Alexander the Great, the invincible Macedonian conqueror who became a role model for generations of would-be Roman rulers. Here also are the intellectual and philosophical leaders whose observations on the art of government and "the good life" have inspired every Western power from antiquity to the present: Cato the Elder, the famously incorruptible statesman who spoke out against the decadence of his times, and Cicero, the consummate orator whose championing of republican institutions put him on a collision course with Julius Caesar and whose writings on justice and liberty continue to inform our political discourse today. Rome's decline and fall have long fascinated historians, but the story of how the empire was won is every bit as compelling. With The Rise of Rome , one of our most revered chroniclers of the ancient world tells that tale in a way that will galvanize, inform, and enlighten modern readers. Praise for The Rise of Rome "Fascinating history and a great read." -- Chicago Sun-Times "An engrossing history of a relentlessly pugnacious city's 500-year rise to empire." --Kirkus Reviews "Rome's history abounds with remarkable figures. . . . Everitt writes for the informed and the uninformed general reader alike, in a brisk, conversational style, with a modern attitude of skepticism and realism." -- The Dallas Morning News "[A] lively and readable account . . . Roman history has an uncanny ability to resonate with contemporary events." -- Maclean's "Elegant, swift and faultless as an introduction to his subject." --The Spectator "[An] engaging work that will captivate and inform from beginning to end." --Booklist, NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR From Anthony Everitt, the bestselling author of acclaimed biographies of Cicero, Augustus, and Hadrian , comes a riveting, magisterial account of Rome and its remarkable ascent from an obscure agrarian backwater to the greatest empire the world has ever known. Emerging as a market town from a cluster of hill villages in the eighth and seventh centuries B.C., Rome grew to become the ancient world's preeminent power. Everitt fashions the story of Rome's rise to glory into an erudite page-turner filled with lasting lessons for our time. He chronicles the clash between patricians and plebeians that defined the politics of the Republic. He shows how Rome's shrewd strategy of offering citizenship to her defeated subjects was instrumental in expanding the reach of her burgeoning empire. And he outlines the corrosion of constitutional norms that accompanied Rome's imperial expansion, as old habits of political compromise gave way, leading to violence and civil war. In the end, unimaginable wealth and power corrupted the traditional virtues of the Republic, and Rome was left triumphant everywhere except within its own borders. Everitt paints indelible portraits of the great Romans--and non-Romans--who left their mark on the world out of which the mighty empire grew: Cincinnatus, Rome's George Washington, the very model of the patrician warrior/aristocrat; the brilliant general Scipio Africanus, who turned back a challenge from the Carthaginian legend Hannibal; and Alexander the Great, the invincible Macedonian conqueror who became a role model for generations of would-be Roman rulers. Here also are the intellectual and philosophical leaders whose observations on the art of government and "the good life" have inspired every Western power from antiquity to the present: Cato the Elder, the famously incorruptible statesman who spoke out against the decadence of his times, and Cicero, the consummate orator whose championing of republican institutions put him on a collision course with Julius Caesar and whose writings on justice and liberty continue to inform our political discourse today. Rome's decline and fall have long fascinated historians, but the story of how the empire was won is every bit as compelling. With The Rise of Rome , one of our most revered chroniclers of the ancient world tells that tale in a way that will galvanize, inform, and enlighten modern readers. Praise for The Rise of Rome "Fascinating history and a great read." -- Chicago Sun-Times "An engrossing history of a relentlessly pugnacious city's 500-year rise to empire." --Kirkus Reviews "Rome's history abounds with remarkable figures. . . . Everitt writes for the informed and the uninformed general reader alike, in a brisk, conversational style, with a modern attitude of skepticism and realism." -- The Dallas Morning News " A] lively and readable account . . . Roman history has an uncanny ability to resonate with contemporary events." -- Maclean's "Elegant, swift and faultless as an introduction to his subject." --The Spectator " An] engaging work that will captivate and inform from beginning to end." --Booklist
Item description from the seller
Business seller information
Alibris, Inc.
Rob Lambert
2560 9th St
Ste 215
94710-2565 Berkeley, CA
United States
I certify that all my selling activities will comply with all EU laws and regulations.
Registered as a business seller
Seller Feedback (473,721)
- s***s (126)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThis is an outstanding seller to deal with. Fair prices that are more than reasonable in this economy. The product is in better condition than described, a true value for my money. Packaged and shipped well shows seller has concern for the products he sells to arrive in excellent condition. The seller is friendly and communicates timely with his customers. I highly recommend this seller and would do business again anytime. Thank you!
- p***p (47)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat seller! Item is what I ordered; good communication; shipped promptly; good value. NOTE TO SELLER: packaging was NOT appropriate for item; it was a flimsy, plastic envelope, with no stiff material to prevent creases. The book came with two deep creases that involved the *entire* item: one is a 1" triangle lower left side (bound edge); the other is a 7" triangle on upper right side (open edge).Beautiful Music for Two String Instruments, Bk 3: 2 Violins by Samuel Applebaum (#403989405345)
- n***a (3378)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExcellent Seller, Fast Shipping, Great Communications, Packaged Well, Exactly As Described, And A Good Price. PERFECT. I Will Buy From This Seller Again. Thank You. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Product ratings and reviews
More to explore:
- Anthony Trollope World literature & Classics Fiction Fiction & Books,
- Rome Maps & Atlases,
- Empire Magazines,
- Audio Anthony Horowitz Books,
- Empire Magazines in English,
- July Empire Magazines,
- February Empire Magazines,
- The British Empire Magazines,
- CD Anthony Horowitz Audio Books,
- Anthony Horowitz Fiction & Fiction Books