Pfeilschifter, Rene Rom

Geschichte einer Weltmacht

The rise and fall of the Roman Empire have lost none of their fascination to this day. How did a small village on seven hills manage to become the undisputed ruler of the entire Mediterranean, Western and Southeastern Europe? And what factors contributed to its dissolution in late antiquity? In this book, René Pfeilschifter recounts 1400 years of Roman history in a captivating and entertaining way, unlike anything you've read before. From the legendary founding of the city in 753 BC and the overthrow of the monarchy, this monumental account traces the bloody rise of the Republic, including its wars against Hannibal and others, through Julius Caesar, the first emperor Augustus, and the division into the Eastern and Western Roman Empires, to the rise of Islam. But the book doesn't just vividly present and analyze political events and structures; it also enriches its readers with chapters on culture and society, the environment and climate, women and family, slaves, and subjugated peoples. Thus, it paints a panorama of a lost world that only seems very close to us at first glance.