Ferdinand Addis
Rome: Eternal City
Rome: Eternal City
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Ferdinand Addis' "Rome" is a sweeping history of the city, told through 22 moments that shaped its history. The book is a Times History Book of the Year, and has been praised for its vivid, pacey writing style and its ability to bring the city to life. The chapters focus on themes of individuals, myths, and beliefs, and include the murder of Caesar, the near-destruction of the city by the Gauls, the construction of the Colosseum, and the films of Fellini.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 656 pages
Publication date: 11 July 2019
Publisher: Head of Zeus
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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.
REVIEWS FOR ROME:
Superb... Rome's history is written in blood, and Addis, who has a vivid, pacey writing style, spares not the squeamish as he describes three millennia of violence from the first kings to Il Duce. The Times. This is a confident, elegant account of the city's progress. [Addis's] version is admirably ambitious and succeeds splendidly in a task that would daunt lesser authors. Daily Mail. [Addis] brings Rome's history alive through grand narrative. The snappy paragraphs are underpinned by serious reading. Addis's chosen formula is to serve up selected highlights but to co. Guardian.
Weight: 478g
Dimension: 129 x 196 x 43 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781781853047
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