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Roma
Steven Saylor
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Description for Roma
Paperback. The bestselling epic of Ancient Rome with a brand new cover design to tie-in with the launch of Empire in paperback. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 197 x 42. Weight in Grams: 456.
Roma is the story of the ancient city of Rome, from its mythic beginnings as a campsite along a trade route to its emergence as the centre of the most extensive, powerful empire in the ancient world. Beginning with the prehistory days when Roma was a way station among seven hills for traders and merchants and the founding of the city itself by Romulus and Remus, critically acclaimed historical novelist Steven Saylor tells the epic saga of a city and its people, its rise to prominence among the city-states of the area, and, ultimately, dominance over the entire ancient ... Read more
Roma is the story of the ancient city of Rome, from its mythic beginnings as a campsite along a trade route to its emergence as the centre of the most extensive, powerful empire in the ancient world. Beginning with the prehistory days when Roma was a way station among seven hills for traders and merchants and the founding of the city itself by Romulus and Remus, critically acclaimed historical novelist Steven Saylor tells the epic saga of a city and its people, its rise to prominence among the city-states of the area, and, ultimately, dominance over the entire ancient ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849016049
SKU
V9781849016049
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About Steven Saylor
Steven Saylor is the author of the critically acclaimed historical mystery novels set in ancient Rome, the Roma sub Rosa series, featuring Gordianus the Finder. He divides his time between Berkeley, California, and Austin, Texas.
Reviews for Roma
Saylor expertly weaves the true history of Rome with the lives and loves of its fictional citizens.
Daily Express
... with the scalpel-like deftness of a Hollywood director, Saylor puts his finger on the very essence of Roman History
TLS
A breathtaking epic ... scholarly and engrossing ...Compelling and evocative, this dramatic saga does full justice ... Read more
Daily Express
... with the scalpel-like deftness of a Hollywood director, Saylor puts his finger on the very essence of Roman History
TLS
A breathtaking epic ... scholarly and engrossing ...Compelling and evocative, this dramatic saga does full justice ... Read more