The Roman Empire.
The Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 31450 |
| Format | 12.5 x 19 |
| Détails | 302 p., paperback |
| Publication | Paris, 2024 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782251455679 |
The Roman Empire had the good fortune to remain strong and intact for four centuries. Long enough to establish Roman culture so firmly throughout Europe that even the disasters that followed could not destroy it. We ourselves still live with the legacy of this culture. Isaac Asimov
In this second and final volume dedicated to Roman history, the immense Isaac Asimov takes his readers through the four centuries during which Rome assured its hegemony over the Western world, bringing peace to a hundred million people, while developing two of the most significant legacies of Antiquity: law and Christianity.
Positioning himself as a lucid chronicler, Asimov, through delightful anecdotes and asides, connects the great story, that of battles and emperors, to the "small" story, that of everyday life and the anonymous masses. The characters of these men and the events they shaped are presented with lucidity, as are the problems they had to resolve to remain in power or maintain the prestige of the empire.
The Roman Empire had the good fortune to remain strong and intact for four centuries. Long enough to establish Roman culture so firmly throughout Europe that even the disasters that followed could not destroy it. We ourselves still live with the legacy of this culture. Isaac Asimov
In this second and final volume dedicated to Roman history, the immense Isaac Asimov takes his readers through the four centuries during which Rome assured its hegemony over the Western world, bringing peace to a hundred million people, while developing two of the most significant legacies of Antiquity: law and Christianity.
Positioning himself as a lucid chronicler, Asimov, through delightful anecdotes and asides, connects the great story, that of battles and emperors, to the "small" story, that of everyday life and the anonymous masses. The characters of these men and the events they shaped are presented with lucidity, as are the problems they had to resolve to remain in power or maintain the prestige of the empire.