{"product_id":"9780349115634","title":"Rubicon","description":"Author: Tom Holland\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349115634\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 06 Sep 2004\u003cbr\u003ePages: 464 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world. RUBICON paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax of its greatness - the same greatness which would herald the catastrophe of its fall.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is a story of incomparable drama. This was the century of Julius Caesar, the gambler whose addiction to glory led him to the banks of the Rubicon and beyond; of Cicero, whose defence of freedom would make him a byword for eloquence; of Spartacus, the slave who dared to challenge a superpower; of Cleopatra, the queen who did the same.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTom Holland brings to life this strange and unsettling civilisation, with its extremes of ambition and self-sacrifice, bloodshed and desire. Yet alien as it was, the Republic still holds up a mirror to us. Its citizens were obsessed by celebrity chefs, all-night dancing and exotic pets; they fought elections in law courts and were addicted to spin; they toppled foreign tyrants in the name of self-defence. Two thousand years may have passed, but we remain the Romans' heirs.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46491599405214,"sku":"ADS-9780349115634","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349115634.jpg?v=1770594813","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349115634","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}