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Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind
Publisher : Abacus
Language : English
Paperback : 624 pages
ISBN-10 : 0349141207
ISBN-13 : 978-0349141206
Dimensions : 12.6 x 4.2 x 20.2 cm
Christianity is the most enduring and influential legacy of the ancient world, and its emergence the single most transformative development in Western history. Even the increasing number in the West today who have abandoned the faith of their forebears, and dismiss all religion as pointless superstition, remain recognisably its heirs. Seen close-up, the division between a sceptic and a believer may seem unbridgeable. Widen the focus, though, and Christianity's enduring impact upon the West can be seen in the emergence of much that has traditionally been cast as its nemesis: in science, in secularism, and yes, even in atheism...
Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
Publisher : Abacus
Language : English
Hardcover : 448 pages
ISBN-10 : 1408706989
ISBN-13 : 978-1408706985
Dimensions : 16.4 x 4 x 23.4 cm
Beginning in 69AD, a year that saw four Caesars in succession rule the empire, and ending some seven decades later with the death of Hadrian, Pax presents a dazzling history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland portrays the Roman Empire in all its predatory glory. Vivid scene follows vivid scene: the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii, the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian's Wall, the conquests of Trajan. Vividly sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland demonstrates how Roman peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence.....
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Tom Holland Collection 2 Books Dominion, Pax War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
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