"This epic work recounts the seven-century rivalry between the most significant super powers of the ancient world — the Roman Empire, and the Parthians and Sasanian Persians."
This rich work of narrative history by Adrian Goldsworthy is lucidly framed in the context of the fact that history never stops as it presents the story of the ancient Roman empire’s rivalry with the Parthian and Sasanian Persian dynasties that prevented the Romans from extending their reach in the east.
Covering seven centuries, it’s authoritative, engaging and comprehensive. Of special note, as the author points out in his Foreword, is the fact that “for a change some of the story can be told from a different point of view from the Roman sources”, though Goldsworthy is also transparent when source material is limited.
Above all, The Eagle and the Lion is remarkably readable and immersive, evoking human context as it recounts cycles of rises and falls, and the enduring respect between the mutually sophisticated rivals.
The epic story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of the ancient world – Parthian and Persian – and how they rose and eventually fell.
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The epic story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of the ancient world – Parthian and Persian – and how they rose and eventually fell. The Roman empire shaped the culture of the western world against which all other great powers are compared.
The Eagle and the Lion features in the following genres: History, Ancient history, Ancient warfare, History and Archaeology, Military history
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The Eagle and the Lion was written by Adrian Goldsworthy and published by Apollo an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The Eagle and the Lion has 608 pages
£15.29, reduced from £16.99. In Stock.
