Pax : war and peace in Rome's Golden Age /
Beginning in 69AD, the so-called Year of the Four Emperors and spanning to 138AD, the death of Hadrian, Pax presents a narrative history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to the barbarous realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland offers a tour of the most famous epi...
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New York :
Basic Books, Hachette Book Group,
[2023].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Dramatis personae
- Timeline
- Preface
- Part One: War (The sad and infernal gods ; Four emperors ; A world at war)
- Part Two: Peace (Sleeping giants ; The universal spider ; The best of emperors ; I build this garden for us)
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.