Rubicon : the triumph and tragedy of the Roman Republic /

Holland, Tom, 1968-

Rubicon : the triumph and tragedy of the Roman Republic / Tom Holland. - London : Abacus, 2004. - xxiii, 430 pages, [24] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 20 cm.

Originally published: London: Little, Brown, 2003

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The book that really held me, in fact, obsessed me, was Rubicon . . . This is narrative history at its best. Bloody and labyrinthine political intrigue and struggle, brilliant oratory, amazing feats of conquest and cruelty' Ian McEwan, Books of the Year, Guardian.

9780349115634 034911563X

2004426346

GBA3-W6922


Rome--History--Civil War, 49-45 B.C.
Roma --Historia --Guerra Civil, 49-45 a.C.
Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C.
Roma--Historia--República, 265-30 a.C.
Rome--Social conditions--510-30 B.C.
Roma --Condiciones sociales --510-30 a.C.

324 DG 266 / H737r 2004

937/.02