Rome and Persia
Read by
Mark Elstob
Release:
09/05/2023
Runtime:
20h 26m
Unabridged
Quantity:
“It’s a complicated story…It is to Goldsworthy’s credit that he relates it with clarity and panache without insulting the intelligence of the reader…You will be hard-pressed to find a better history of [the rivalry of Rome and Persia] in a single volume.”
The Times (London)
An Amazon.com bestseller
A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice of the Week
The epic rivalry between the ancient world’s two great superpowers
The Roman empire was like no other. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed 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. Tracing seven centuries of conflict between Rome and Persia, historian 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.
Epic in scope, Rome and Persia completely reshapes our understanding of one of the greatest rivalries of world history.
The Roman empire was like no other. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed 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. Tracing seven centuries of conflict between Rome and Persia, historian 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.
Epic in scope, Rome and Persia completely reshapes our understanding of one of the greatest rivalries of world history.
Release:
2023-09-05
Runtime:
20h 26m
Format:
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781549135422
Publisher:
Hachette Book Group
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