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‘Holland does not just tell the story of the reign of the Julio-Claudian family. He knits the history of ancient Rome into his narrative – its founding myths, the fall of the republic, the religious superstitions – with a skill so dextrous you don’t notice the stitching. Dynasty is both a formidable effort to compile what we can know about the ancient world and a sensational story’ Observer
‘A witty and skilful storyteller… He recounts with pleasure his racy tales of psychopathic cruelty, incest, paedophilia, matricide, fratricide, assassination and depravity’ William Dalrymple, New Statesman
‘A wonderful, surging narrative… [for] anyone interested in history, politics or human nature – and it has never been better told’ Mail on Sunday
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In the sequel to ‘Rubicon’, Tom Holland gives a dazzling portrait of Rome’s first imperial dynasty. The book traces the full astonishing story of its rule of the world: both the brilliance of its allure, and the blood-steeped shadows cast by its crimes. Ranging from the great capital rebuilt in marble by Augustus to the dank and barbarian-haunted forests of Germany, it is populated by a spectacular cast: murderers and metrosexuals, adulterers and druids, scheming grandmothers and reluctant gladiators. ‘Dynasty’ is the portrait of a family that transformed and stupefied Rome.
| Weight | 0.455 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.6 × 13.1 × 3.6 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | xxvii, 512 , 16 unnumbered of plates |
| Language | English |
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| Dewey | 937.07 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
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