Title:
Pax : war and peace in Rome's Golden Age
Author:
Edition:
First Edition.
Publication Date:
2023
Publication Information:
New York : Basic Books, 2023.
©2023
Physical Description:
xx, 452 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780465093533
Abstract:
"Beginning in 69AD, the so-called Year of the Four Emperors and spanning to 138AD, the death of Hadrian, Pax presents a narrative history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to the barbarous realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland offers a tour of the most famous episodes in Roman history"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Dramatis personae -- Timeline -- Preface -- Part One: War (The sad and infernal gods ; Four emperors ; A world at war) -- Part Two: Peace (Sleeping giants ; The universal spider ; The best of emperors ; I build this garden for us) -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Language:
English
