In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small border river called the Rubicon and plunged Rome into cataclysmic civil war. Tom Holland’s enthralling account tells the story of Caesar’s generation, witness to the twilight of the Republic and its bloody transformation into an empire. From Cicero, Spartacus, and Brutus, to Cleo...
In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small border river called the Rubicon and plunged Rome into cataclysmic civil war. Tom Holland’s enthralling account tells the story of Caesar’s generation, witness to the twilight of the Republic and its bloody transformation into an empire. From Cicero, Spartacus, and Brutus, to Cleopatra, Virgil, and Augustus, here are some of the most legendary figures in history brought thrillingly to life. Combining verve and freshness with scrupulous scholarship, Rubicon is not only an engrossing history of this pivotal era but a uniquely resonant portrait of a great civilization in all its extremes of self-sacrifice and rivalry, decadence and catastrophe, intrigue, war, and world-shaking ambition.
公元前64年秋，庞培盯上了新的财源，从安条克南下。第一个目标是发起反抗的犹太王国（kingdom of Judaea）。耶路撒冷陷落了。在殊死抵抗后，圣殿（Temple）也被攻占了。有关犹太人独特的神的说法令他很感兴趣。庞培推开愤怒的祭司们的拦阻，进了圣殿的至圣所。里面是空的，他很是迷惑不解。跟犹太人的神耶和华（Jehovah）相遇，究竟谁更荣耀？庞培觉得不会有什么疑问。他不想进一步激怒犹太人，没有动圣殿的珍宝，还给犹太留下一个由驯服的高级祭司领导的政权。庞培继续向南，准备穿越沙漠，进攻那座红色的城市佩特拉（Petra）。他没能到达那里。中途，他听到一个重大消息，米特拉达特斯死了。老国王从未放弃抵抗，但他的儿子后来也起来反对他，把他困在王宫里。罗马的头号敌人被逼进了死角。他企图服毒自尽，但没有成功。他锻炼过身体对毒药的抵抗力。这世上的东西，有几样他没有抵抗力呢？最终，他让一个忠诚的卫兵用匕首刺死了自己。这个消息让罗马人大肆庆祝了10天。庞培向他兴奋不已的军团宣布了米特拉达特斯的死讯，匆匆赶往本都。米特拉达特斯的儿子把父亲的尸体带到了那里。庞培对检验尸体毫不在意，急于搜寻死者的财物。他发现了一件红色的斗篷，那曾经属于亚历山大。庞培想象着罗马的凯旋式，急忙披在身上试试大小。 (查看原文)
看完了！The Fruit of too much liberty is slavery! [哇哇大哭】唯一的安慰是貌似内战连连才是罗马共和国的死亡宣言。。。劳苦大众选择和平时期的奴役因为自由的内乱太苦了／／Imperium 看完觉得不过瘾，转而来读 Rubicon, 开篇就让人眼睛一亮喜欢!虽然只看到7%。。。兴趣盎然!
A very detailed investigation into the last century of the Roman republic, answering the big questions of "how" and "why" it fell through a vivid narrative, which, in my opinion, succeeded triumphantl...A very detailed investigation into the last century of the Roman republic, answering the big questions of "how" and "why" it fell through a vivid narrative, which, in my opinion, succeeded triumphantly. The institution of the republic was rivaled first and disrupted later by unchecked personal ambition, but it's not the only story to be told.(展开)
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1 有用 Jean 2016-12-04 01:33:44
看完了！The Fruit of too much liberty is slavery! [哇哇大哭】唯一的安慰是貌似内战连连才是罗马共和国的死亡宣言。。。劳苦大众选择和平时期的奴役因为自由的内乱太苦了／／Imperium 看完觉得不过瘾，转而来读 Rubicon, 开篇就让人眼睛一亮喜欢!虽然只看到7%。。。兴趣盎然!
0 有用 ophoebus 2023-01-28 22:56:30 重庆
年度小说！
0 有用 Mephistopheles 2023-01-11 06:24:08 德国
（旅游开车时听完）还怕听不懂，没想到如同评书。（听到加图自杀那段的时候正好在往Utica开，简直应景）
0 有用 HD模糊 2020-05-13 15:01:26
很好读，尤其喜欢中段。不过相比来说我还是更喜欢SPQR（虽然两者还挺不同的，没必要非做比较）。
0 有用 Alci 2017-04-12 10:32:01
A very detailed investigation into the last century of the Roman republic, answering the big questions of "how" and "why" it fell through a vivid narrative, which, in my opinion, succeeded triumphantl... A very detailed investigation into the last century of the Roman republic, answering the big questions of "how" and "why" it fell through a vivid narrative, which, in my opinion, succeeded triumphantly. The institution of the republic was rivaled first and disrupted later by unchecked personal ambition, but it's not the only story to be told. (展开)