Adrian Goldsworthy
The Eagle and the Lion: Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict
The Eagle and the Lion: Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict
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Simon Sebag Montefiore and Tom Holland's sweeping and panoramic account of the first great superpower rivalry, tracing seven centuries of conflict between Rome and Persia. Adrian Goldsworthy shows how these two great powers evolved together, despite their endless clashes, trade between the empires enriched them both, and a mutual respect prevented both Rome and Persia from permanently destroying the other.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 640 pages
Publication date: 04 July 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Epic History as it is meant to be written!
Simon Sebag Montefiore's The Eagle and the Lion is a sweeping and panoramic account of the first great superpower rivalry, offering a definitive account of this epic conflict. Tom Holland's The Roman Empire is a captivating exploration of the Roman empire, which stretched from the north of Britain to the Sahara and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, imposing peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale. Its only true rival lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires ruled over great cities and the trade routes to mysterious lands beyond. This was the region Alexander the Great had swept through, creating a dream of glory and conquest that tantalized Greeks and Romans alike. Adrian Goldsworthy's Seven Centuries of Conflict Between Rome and Persia traces seven centuries of conflict between Rome and Persia, showing how these two great powers evolved together. Despite their endless clashes, trade between the empires enriched them both, and a mutual respect prevented both Rome and Persia from permanently destroying the other.
Epic in Scope, The Eagle and the Lion Reshapes Our Understanding of One of the Greatest Rivalries of World History
Simon Sebag Montefiore's The Eagle and the Lion is a sweeping and panoramic account of the first great superpower rivalry, offering a definitive account of this epic conflict. Tom Holland's The Roman Empire is a captivating exploration of the Roman empire, which stretched from the north of Britain to the Sahara and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, imposing peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale. Its only true rival lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires ruled over great cities and the trade routes to mysterious lands beyond. This was the region Alexander the Great had swept through, creating a dream of glory and conquest that tantalized Greeks and Romans alike. Adrian Goldsworthy's Seven Centuries of Conflict Between Rome and Persia traces seven centuries of conflict between Rome and Persia, showing how these two great powers evolved together. Despite their endless clashes, trade between the empires enriched them both, and a mutual respect prevented both Rome and Persia from permanently destroying the other.
Weight: 476g
Dimension: 130 x 198 x 52 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838931964
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