{"product_id":"9781781853047","title":"Rome: Eternal City","description":"Author: Addis, Ferdinand\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781781853047\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Sep 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 656 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe sweeping story of the city of Rome, told through twenty-two moments that shaped its history. \u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***A \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e History Book of the Year*** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vivid, pacey... Superb'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Grand narrative underpinned by serious reading'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Confident, elegant... Admirably ambitious'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Romulus and Remus to the films of Fellini, Rome has always exerted a hold on the world's imagination. Now Ferdinand Addis brings the city of Rome to life by concentrating on vivid episodes from its long and unimaginably rich history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach beautifully composed chapter is an evocative, self-contained narrative, whether it is the murder of Caesar; the near-destruction of the city by the Gauls in 387 BC; the construction of the Colosseum and the fate of the gladiators; Bernini's creation of the Baroque masterpiece that is St Peter's Basilica; the brutal crushing of republican dreams in 1849; the sinister degeneration of Mussolini's first state, or the magical, corrupt Rome of Fellini's \u003ci\u003eLa Dolce Vita\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an epic, kaleidoscopic history of a city indelibly associated with republicanism and dictatorship, Christian orthodoxy and its rivals, high art and low life in all its forms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eREVIEWS FOR \u003ci\u003eROME\u003c\/i\u003e- \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Superb... \u003cb\u003eRome's history is written in blood\u003c\/b\u003e and Addis, who has a vivid, pacey writing style, spares not the squeamish as he describes three millennia of violence from the first kings to Il Duce' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is a \u003cb\u003econfident, elegant\u003c\/b\u003e account of the city's progress... (Addis's) version is admirably ambitious and succeeds splendidly in a task that would daunt lesser authors' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'(Addis) brings Rome's history alive through \u003cb\u003egrand narrative\u003c\/b\u003e... The snappy paragraphs are underpinned by serious reading... Addis's chosen formula is to serve up selected highlights but to come at them from quirky angles' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'From its \u003cb\u003eancient foundation to the Second World War, via Gauls, ghettos and gladiators\u003c\/b\u003e, its 22 chapters focus on the themes of individuals, myths and beliefs' \u003ci\u003eBBC World Histories\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'He brings the myth of Rome alive by concentrating on vivid episodes from its rich history. This is a book about people, and their experiences, prejudices and beliefs' \u003ci\u003eOxford Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631844806814,"sku":"UBD-9781781853047","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781781853047.jpg?v=1774310063","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781781853047","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}