THE CLIMAX OF ROME

By Michael Grant

Book Overview

A richly detailed portrait of Rome at the height of its glory. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0297813919
• ISBN13: 9780297813910
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, Limited
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.9" x 6.2"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating

Mr Grant teases out the subtle connections in the shifts of Roman civilization.The debasement of the currancy.The drift of religious philosophy away from the certainty of a conquering nation to a defensive totalitarian state of doubt and decadence-of 'Yes we can , we are right' to 'What does it all mean'-my interpretation.Of the attempts to reinvigorate the mission with 'slogans' and maxims.Does this sound familiar? This is history at its best.Soberly written ,telling the story by examples and analysis.The chapters are well organized by topic.He does not lead the reader by the nose , much to reflect apon and mostly relevant stuff unlike Tuchman's 'Distant mirror' .Mr Grant leaves the reader to reflect, what if anything caused these twists and turns of society , art and politics.I have read lots but not about Rome but I like this style book.You can wake up in the middle of the night read this book and go back to sleep.Unthrottled.4 stars because I'm not an expert.I'm quite surprise I'm the first reviewer.