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Giulio Castelli

Autor(a) de Imperator. L'ultimo eroe di Roma antica

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Obras de Giulio Castelli

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000 men (1) 573 pp. (1) 5th century (2) Agrigentum (1) all his predecessors who had reigned over the Romans.' (2) an able general and honest emperor (2) An extraordinary book (3) by Newton Compton (4) fiction (7) Fiction - Roman Empire (2) Fictional biography based on real life (1) First published (5) Gaius was the winner of the Battle of the Aegates (1) historical (2) historical fiction (5) historical novel (4) In 256 BC (1) Julius Valerius Maiorianus (4) Late Antiquity (2) Late Roman Empire (4) losing most of its ships and over 100 (1) Majorian according to Procopius: 'That he was gentle to his subjects; that he was terrible to his enemies; and that he excelled in every virtue (2) on 10 March 241 BC (1) Roma (5) Roma_Antica (3) Roman emperor of the West (457– 461) (2) Roman History (3) Sciascia Archive (2) Semi fictional account of the life of Gaius Lutatium Catulus during the First Punic War (1) taggare (2) the Battle of Cape Ecnomus was the largest battle of the war and one of the largest naval battles in history fought between the Carthaginian fleet commanded by Hanno and Hamilcar (1) The Carthaginians regained command of the sea in 249 BC with victories in the naval battles at Drepana and Phintias (1) the last battle in the first punic war (1) the Romans defeated the Carthaginian fleet and Carthage sued for peace (1) The Romans rapidly rebuilt their fleet and captured Panormus (1) The war (264–241 BC) was the first of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage (1) The war was fought primarily on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and its surrounding waters (1) to-read (2) was devastated by a storm (1) while returning to Italy (1)

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1938
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
Italy

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Il libro affronta il tema del difficile rapporto tra La Chiesa di Roma ed il fascismo, attraverso le tappe che vanno dall'instaurazione del regime alla politica antisemita del Duce, dalla spedizione in Etiopia alla partecipazione dell'italia alle due guerre mondiali.
 
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BiblioLorenzoLodi | Oct 31, 2011 |
I enjoyed this book, but I must warn the reader that I was interested in this age and the main character, Majorian, before starting.

It is an account of the events of the second quarter of the 5th century in the Western Roman Empire, as seen throught the eyes of Julius Valerius Maiorianus, a young Roman senator that follows the military path. He is the witness of the wars with the barbarians and of the power struggle within the Roman court.

The main events recalled are the battle of the Catalaunian Plains and the Sack of Rome… (mais)
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Panairjdde | Jan 26, 2009 |

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Obras
13
Membros
44
Popularidade
#346,250
Avaliação
½ 4.3
Resenhas
2
ISBNs
15
Idiomas
1
Favorito
1