Rome: Eternal City (Paperback)

The sweeping story of the city of Rome, told through twenty-two moments that shaped its history.

***A Times History Book of the Year***

'Vivid, pacey ... Superb' The Times.

'Grand narrative underpinned by serious reading' Guardian.

'Confident, elegant ... Admirably ambitious' Daily Mail.

From 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.

Each 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 La Dolce Vita.

This 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.

General

Imprint:	Head of Zeus
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2019
Authors:	Ferdinand Addis
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 43mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	656
ISBN-13:	978-1-78185-304-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	1-78185-304-5
Barcode:	9781781853047

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