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Pax
- Author
- Tom Holland
- Narrator
- Tom Holland
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 26 September 2023
- Run Time
- 14 hours 53 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
From an award-winning historian, the definitive account of the golden age of Rome—an ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness.
“Rarely has the distant past seemed so vividly alive.” —Financial Times
The Pax Romana has long been shorthand for the empire’s golden age. Stretching from Caledonia to Arabia, Rome ruled over a quarter of the world’s population. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state in the history of humankind.
Pax is a captivating narrative history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland shows ancient Rome in all its glory: Nero’s downfall, the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii, the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian’s Wall, the conquests of Trajan. Vividly sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland shows that Roman peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence.
A stunning portrait of Rome’s glory days, this is the epic history of the Pax Romana.
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Details
- Author
- Tom Holland
- Narrator
- Tom Holland
- Duration
- 14 hours 53 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 September 2023
- ISBN
- 9781668632727
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- European history: the Romans, Ancient warfare, Ancient religions and Mythologies, Christianity, History of religion, General and world history
Synopsis
From an award-winning historian, the definitive account of the golden age of Rome—an ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness.“Rarely has the distant past seemed so vividly alive.” —Financial Times The Pax Romana has long been shorthand for the empire’s golden age. Stretching from Caledonia to Arabia, Rome ruled over a quarter of the world’s population. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state in the history of humankind. Pax is a captivating narrative history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland shows ancient Rome in all its glory: Nero’s downfall, the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii, the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian’s Wall, the conquests of Trajan. Vividly sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland shows that Roman peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence. A stunning portrait of Rome’s glory days, this is the epic history of the Pax Romana.
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