The Civil Wars
€18.75
Product Information
| ISBN | 9780140445091 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Appian |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.350 |
| Publishing Date | 27/06/1996 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €17.69 |
| Tax | €1.06 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €18.75 |
| Availability | 3 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
Taken from Appian''s Roman History, the five books collected here form the sole surviving continuous historical narrative of the era between 133-35 BC - a time of anarchy and instability for the Roman Empire. A masterly account of a turbulent epoch, they describe the Catiline conspiracy; the rise and fall of the First Triumvirate; the murder of Julius Caesar; the formation of the Second Triumvirate by Antonius, Octavian, and Lepidus; and brutal civil war. A compelling depiction of the decline of the Roman state into brutality and violence, The Civil Wars portrays political discontent, selfishness and the struggle for power - a struggle that was to culminate in a titanic battle for mastery over the Roman Empire, and the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra by Octavian in 31 BC