Tom Holland book “Pax: War and Peace in Rome’s Golden Age”

[guy]

 

This looks like an interesting book by the excellent writer Tom Holland. Here’s a nice review by “Goodreads”

 

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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.

 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62712920-pax

 

Here’s a good interview of Holland on his new book

 

 

 

Edited July 8, 2023 by guy