From Armageddon to the Fall of Rome: How the Myth Makers Changed the World - Couverture rigide

Durschmied, Erik

 
9780340821763: From Armageddon to the Fall of Rome: How the Myth Makers Changed the World
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ISBN 10 : 0340821760 ISBN 13 : 9780340821763
Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

In the Mediterranean, the most fought-over region in the world, the figures of potentates and conquerors appear god-like: Thutmosis, Leonidas, Xerxes, Pyrrhus, Hannibal, Caesar and Vercingetorix. Ancient history, from Pharaonic Egypt and the Shahs of Persia, to the Golden Age of Greece and the conquests of Alexander the Great and his dream of universal brotherhood, is dominated by these incredible characters. And then comes Rome, the supreme political event of ancient history and the world's first superpower. This volume is the history of incredible men, brave and reckless, intelligent and foolish, lucky and ill-fated, engaging their forces in battles that are prime examples of ruse, trickery, chance, stupidity and military brilliance. Warlords invent tactics never used before, and use them to change history decisively. Erik Durschmied looks at 17 of ancient history's most fascinating battles, many of which have been almost forgotten, but which in reality changed both the world and time itself.

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À propos de l?auteur

Erik Durschmied was born in Vienna in 1930. After the Second World War he emigrated to Canada. A television war correspondent for the BBC and CBS, Durschmied covered every major crisis, from Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, Belfast, Beirut, Chile, to Cuba and Afghanistan. Winner of numerous awards, Newsweek wrote 'Durschmied is a supremely gifted reporter who has transformed the media he works in.' And in Le Monde: 'He's survived more battles than any living general.' He lives in Paris and Provence with his family.

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Éditeur
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0340821760
ISBN 13 
9780340821763
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
448
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780340821770: From Armageddon to the Fall of Rome: How the Myth Makers Changed the World

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0340821779 ISBN 13 :  9780340821770
Editeur : Coronet Books, 2003
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