Book · 2003 · Nonfiction

Rubicon

Name: Rubicon
Author: Tom Holland

Anchor (Penguin Random House) · 464 pages

★ 6.0 editorial score

The Roman Republic destroyed itself, and Tom Holland tells it at the pace of a thriller. Caesar reaches the Rubicon with a single legion, knowing crossing it means war against his own state.

Genre

History

Subject

Roman Republic Roman Empire Rome

Setting

Rome

Time

2003Depicts Classical Antiquity

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