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Pax de Tom Holland

Pax

Autor Tom Holland
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 26 sep 2023

Adresat deopotrivă studenților la istorie, cercetătorilor și pasionaților de antichitate, Pax oferă o perspectivă riguroasă asupra apogeului puterii imperiale romane. Ne-a atras atenția modul în care Tom Holland reușește să echilibreze descrierea structurilor administrative cu o narațiune vibrantă a vieții cotidiene, de la sclavi la împărați. Considerăm că forța acestui volum rezidă în capacitatea de a demitiza conceptul de „Pax Romana”, prezentându-l nu doar ca o eră a prosperității, ci ca pe un produs al forței militare brute și al cuceririlor necruțătoare. Textul acoperă aproximativ șapte decenii de istorie, începând cu haosul succesiunii imperiale din anul 69 d.Hr. și culminând cu stabilitatea epocii lui Hadrian. Tom Holland utilizează un stil narativ grandios pentru a documenta momente de cotitură precum asediul Ierusalimului sau erupția Vezuviului, oferind detalii despre relația complexă dintre guvernarea imperială și provincii. Lucrarea acoperă aceeași arie tematică precum Pax Romana de Adrian Goldsworthy, dar cu o abordare mai orientată spre narațiunea evenimențială și portretizarea „spectaculoasă” a gloriei prădătoare a Romei. În contextul operei sale, Pax funcționează ca o continuare firească a volumului Dynasty, care analiza primul secol al imperiului, și a celebrului Rubicon, dedicat prăbușirii republicii. Dacă în In the Shadow of the Sword autorul explora sfârșitul lumii antice, aici el se concentrează pe punctul său culminant. Este o lucrare de sinteză care demonstrează de ce Tom Holland este considerat unul dintre cei mai buni popularizatori ai istoriei clasice contemporane, reușind să transforme datele academice într-o cronică accesibilă și vizuală.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780465093533
ISBN-10: 0465093531
Pagini: 480
Dimensiuni: 166 x 242 x 42 mm
Greutate: 0.74 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS

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Cititorul va câștiga o înțelegere profundă a modului în care funcționa cel mai puternic stat al antichității la vârful puterii sale. Este o recomandare ideală pentru cei care doresc să depășească viziunea idealizată a Romei și să descopere mecanismele violente și politice din spatele stabilității imperiale. Cartea oferă o sinteză magistrală între rigoarea istorică și talentul de povestitor, fiind esențială pentru orice bibliotecă de istorie universală.

Despre autor

Tom Holland este un istoric britanic de renume, autor al unor volume premiate precum Rubicon (Premiul Hessell-Tiltman) și Persian Fire (Premiul Runciman). Recunoscut pentru capacitatea sa de a aduce antichitatea în atenția publicului larg, Holland a adaptat lucrările lui Herodot și Homer pentru BBC și găzduiește popularul podcast „The Rest is History”. A fost distins cu premiul Classical Association pentru contribuția sa excepțională la promovarea studiului civilizațiilor greacă și romană. (Notă: A nu se confunda cu actorul britanic omonim, datele biografice din sursele externe fiind eronat atribuite acestuia din urmă).

Descriere scurtă

"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 episodes in Roman history"--

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'Holland, who co-hosts the podcast The Rest Is History, is at his best when having fun with Rome's bloody history' The Times

'A book for lovers of traditional, grand sweep narrative history' Sunday Times

The definitive history of Rome's golden age - antiquity's ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness

The Pax Romana has long been revered as a golden age. At its peak, the Roman Empire stretched from Scotland to Arabia, and contained perhaps a quarter of humanity. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state the world had yet seen.

Beginning in 69AD, a year that saw four Caesars in succession rule the empire, and ending some seven decades later with the death of Hadrian, Pax presents a dazzling history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland portrays the Roman Empire in all its predatory glory. Vivid scene follows vivid scene: 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 demonstrates how 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.

PAX was a Sunday Times bestseller 16/07/23

Recenzii

Holland, who co-hosts the podcast The Rest Is History, is at his best when having fun with Rome's bloody history. He has a novelist's vibrant writing style and turns a good phrase. Familiar elements of this period, such as the destruction of Pompeii, still feel fresh in his retelling and he avoids the temptation of so many joyless modern classicists to moralise about what rotters these Romans were with their slavery and their bloodshed and their lack of a proper safeguarding mission statement. He judges them purely by their own values
This is not an underexamined period of history, but Holland handles his material (his sources are primarily Roman: Pliny, Tacitus, Suetonius, Cassius Dio) with rigour and elan. He has a compelling narrative style and an eye for diverting detail. This is a book for lovers of traditional, grand sweep narrative history
For all the years that have separated the publication of each book in his trilogy, Holland is a surprisingly consistent writer, one whose style you could recognise at a glance. There may be less back-stabbing and court intrigue in this book than in Rubicon and Dynasty; but in allowing us to tread the further reaches of empire through the eyes of the men holding the reins, Pax provides a deeper and more complex vista on Rome... a masterful blend of subtle politics and carnal colour
A sweeping, colourful history of Rome at its swaggering, superpower zenith by The Rest is History podcaster and bestselling author. Hail Caesar! Hail Tom Holland!
A triumph... Holland has a talent for drawing out the character and concerns of the age, whilst neither omitting nor being overwhelmed by the facts and dates. His account of the eruption of Vesuvius is dramatic, moving and rivals the set-pieces of the classical historians
Holland is a master of immediacy... [a] fascinating time, skilfully sparked into life
Holland's superb storytelling takes us right into this era as viewed from every standpoint, offering fresh insights into well-worn history
Masterful and engaging... The idea of death as the foundation of life, chaos as the foundation of order, war as the foundation of peace, is central to this outstanding book
Pax is a superb conclusion to Holland's trilogy. There's no other historian who can bring the ancient world before the reader in all its sights, sounds and smells, its pomp, magnificence and martial glory, its strivings and sufferings and horror. Riveting from first page to last
A rich and fascinating period of history requires a companionable guide. Holland's erudite and irresistibly readable account amounts to a marvellous vademecum
The span of conflicts Mr Holland deals with in Pax, from Britain to modern Iran, showcases the breadth of his learning... One looks forward to many future deep dives with this remarkably gifted historian
As ever, it is a pleasure to trail after Tom Holland, a loquacious, ebullient guide... full of Hollandesque phrasemaking that can both delight his readers and imprint history on our dull brains
A lucid account... Holland's feel for the lived experience of antiquity is one of the best features of the book
Holland has an eye for an evocative anecdote. The chapter opening with the pen*s of a 90-year-old man being inspected in a court of law is a masterpiece. And his prose is superb. In one poetic passage he describes 'smoke drifting from the roofs of tenant farms; vineyards and orchards laden down with succulent fruit; herds of cattle lowing softly in the deepening twilight'. Rarely has the distant past seemed so vividly alive
A magnificent, richly detailed and always fluently readable book. He modulates the pace of his narrative excellently and I have read nothing which gives such a detailed and compelling account of the political and administrative life of the provinces and their relations with the imperial government. A better history for the general reader could not have been written
Beginning in 69AD, a year that saw four Caesars in succession rule the empire, and ending some seven decades later with the death of Hadrian, Pax presents a dazzling history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, Tom Holland portrays the Roman Empire in all its predatory glory. Vivid scene follows vivid scene: the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii, the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian's Wall, the conquests of Trajan. Dramatically sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland demonstrates how Roman peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence.


'There's no other historian who can bring the ancient world before the reader... Riveting from first page to last' Daily Mail


'This is a book for lovers of traditional, grand sweep narrative history' Sunday Times


'Rarely has the distant past seemed so vividly alive' Financial Times