A Brief History of the Roman Empire af Stephen Kershaw (Bog)

Forfatter: Stephen Kershaw
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 480
Forlag: Robinson Publishing
Udgivelsesår: 2013
In this lively and very readable history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian incursions and the fall of Rome in AD 476, Kershaw draws on a range of evidence, from Juvenal's Satires to recent archaeological finds. He examines extraordinary personalities such as Caligula and Nero and seismic events such as the conquest of Britain and the establishment of a 'New Rome' at Constantinople and the split into eastern and western empires. Along the way we encounter gladiators and charioteers, senators and slaves, fascinating women, bizarre sexual practices and grotesque acts of brutality, often seen through eyes of some of the world's greatest writers. He concludes with a brief look at how Rome lives on in the contemporary world, in politics, architecture, art and literature.
Titel: A Brief History of the Roman Empire

Sammendrag: Oversigtsværk om Romerriget, der i et kompakt format gennemgår rigets opståen, udvikling og sammenbrud. Fokus er både på de store begivenheder – kejsermagt, erobringer, borgerkrige og barbarangreb – og på de mennesker, der befolkede imperiet: kejsere, soldater, senatorer, slaver og almindelige borgere. Kershaw kombinerer klassiske skriftlige kilder med arkæologiske fund for at give et nuanceret billede af livet i Romerriget og dets kulturelle arv.
Type: Paperback