The epic story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest
empires of the ancient world – Parthian and Persian – and how
they rose and eventually fell. The Roman empire shaped the culture
of the western world against which all other great powers are
compared. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and
from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and
prosperity on an unprecedented scale. However, the exception lay in
the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires ruled over
great cities and the trade routes to mysterious lands beyond. This
was the place Alexander the Great had swept through, creating a
dream of glory and conquest which tantalised Greeks and Romans
alike. Caesar, Mark Antony and a long succession of emperors longed
to follow in Alexander's footsteps. All failed. Only here did the
Roman empire slow down and eventually stop because it was unable to
go any further. Following seven centuries of conflict that,
ultimately, neither Rome nor Persia would win, The Eagle and the
Lion delves into the clash, context and journeys of these entities
of great power and the people caught in their wider struggle.
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