The Roman History, from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium
Author : Charles Rollin
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Page : 470 pages
File Size : 33,71 MB
Release : 1739
Category : Rome
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Author : Charles Rollin
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Page : 470 pages
File Size : 33,71 MB
Release : 1739
Category : Rome
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Author : Charles Rollin
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Page : 388 pages
File Size : 33,29 MB
Release : 1711
Category : Rome
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Author : Charles Rollin
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Page : 408 pages
File Size : 15,36 MB
Release : 1742
Category : Rome
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Author : Barry Strauss
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 30,89 MB
Release : 2022-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1982116692
A “splendid” (The Wall Street Journal) account of one of history’s most important and yet little-known wars, the campaign culminating in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire. Following Caesar’s assassination and Mark Antony’s defeat of the conspirators who killed Caesar, two powerful men remained in Rome—Antony and Caesar’s chosen heir, young Octavian, the future Augustus. When Antony fell in love with the most powerful woman in the world, Egypt’s ruler Cleopatra, and thwarted Octavian’s ambition to rule the empire, another civil war broke out. In 31 BC one of the largest naval battles in the ancient world took place—more than 600 ships, almost 200,000 men, and one woman—the Battle of Actium. Octavian prevailed over Antony and Cleopatra, who subsequently killed themselves. The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might have become the empire’s second language after Greek, which was spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean, including Egypt. In this “superbly recounted” (The National Review) history, Barry Strauss, ancient history authority, describes this consequential battle with the drama and expertise that it deserves. The War That Made the Roman Empire is essential history that features three of the greatest figures of the ancient world.
Author : Charles Rollin
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Page : 406 pages
File Size : 48,67 MB
Release : 1754
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Author : Charles Rollin
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Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,86 MB
Release : 1741
Category : Rome
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Author : Charles Rollin
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Page : 420 pages
File Size : 43,22 MB
Release : 1754
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Author : Charles Rollin
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Page : 452 pages
File Size : 30,59 MB
Release : 1754
Category : Rome
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Author : Juan Enrique SIEVRAC
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Page : 564 pages
File Size : 42,18 MB
Release : 1828
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File Size : 33,95 MB
Release : 1768
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