Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age ~ U.K. SIGNED FIRST/FIRST

Tom Holland

ISBN 10: 1408706989 / ISBN 13: 9781408706985

Published by Abacus, 2023

About this Item

SCARCE SIGNED! FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full number line present. Book is brand new and never read. Personally hand signed by Mr. Holland directly to the half title page. NOT a bookplate. Dust jacket is hand covered in protective archival grade Mylar for many worry free years of reading/collecting!

The definitive history of Rome's golden age?an ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness.

The Pax Romana has long been shorthand for the empire's golden age. Stretching from Caledonia to Arabia, Rome ruled over a quarter of the world's population. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state in the history of humankind.

Pax is a captivating narrative history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland shows ancient Rome in all its glory: Nero's downfall, the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii, the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian's Wall, the conquests of Trajan. Vividly sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland shows that Roman peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence.

A stunning portrait of Rome's glory days, this is the epic history of the Pax Romana.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1767130356759

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age ~ U.K. SIGNED FIRST/FIRST
• Publisher: Abacus
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408706989
• ISBN 13: 9781408706985
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Dimensions: 4W x 16.4H x 23.4D centimeters 4 centimeters width by 16.4 centimeters height by 23.4 centimeters depth
• Weight: 1.676 pounds
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Pax is the third in a trilogy of books narrating the history of the Roman Empire. The series that began with Rubicon, and continued with Dynasty, now arrives at the period which marks the apogée of the pax Romana. It provides a portrait of the ancient world's ultimate superpower at war and at peace; from the gilded capital to the barbarous realms beyond the frontier; from emperors to slaves. The narrative features many of the most celebrated episodes in Roman history: the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii; the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian's Wall; the conquests of Trajan and the spread of Christianity. Pax gives a portrait of Rome, the great white shark of the ancient world, the Siberian tiger, at the very pinnacle of her greatness.