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Carregando... Greece Against Rome: The Fall of the Hellenistic Kingdoms 250–31 BC (edição: 2020)de Philip Matyszak (Autor)
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The acclaimed ancient world historian examines the centuries-long decline of Greek powers in the face of the growing Roman threat. Towards the middle of the third century BC, the Hellenistic kingdoms were near their peak. In terms of population, economy and military power, each was vastly superior to Rome, not to mention in fields such as medicine, architecture, science, philosophy and literature. But over the next two and a half centuries, Rome would eventually conquer these kingdoms while adopting so much of Hellenistic culture that the resultant hybrid is known as 'Graeco-Roman'. In Greece Against Rome, Philip Matyszak relates this epic tale from the Hellenistic perspective. At first, the Romans appear to be little more than another small state in the barbarian west as the Hellenistic powers are consumed by war amongst themselves. It is a time of assassinations, double crosses, dynastic incest, and warfare. By the time they turn their attention to Rome, it is already too late . Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Google Books — Carregando... GênerosClassificação decimal de Dewey (CDD)938.08History and Geography Ancient World Greece to 323 Greece to 323 Roman Conquest of Greece (323-146 BC)Classificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos E.U.A. (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia:
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Although the author has a straightforward writing style, there is simply too much information to cover in just one book. By necessity, only a cursory discussion of literally hundreds of significant events throughout the time period can be set forth. Unfortunately, it is also proof that trying to discuss all of the events in under 300 pages can overwhelm the reader.
Sometimes less is more, and if the author focused on just one of the various kingdoms, or eras, it would have made for a better and certainly less confusing read. ( )