Rubicon Audiobook by Tom Holland

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/73/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Rubicon Subtitle: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic Author: Tom Holland Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 11-22-11 Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 943 votes Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world. Rubicon paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax of its greatness - the same greatness which would herald the catastrophe of its fall. It is a story of incomparable drama. This was the century of Julius Caesar, the gambler whose addiction to glory led him to the banks of the Rubicon, and beyond; of Cicero, whose defence of freedom would make him a byword for eloquence; of Spartacus, the slave who dared to challenge a superpower; of Cleopatra, the queen who did the same. Tom Holland brings to life this strange and unsettling civilization, with its extremes of ambition and self-sacrifice, bloodshed and desire. Yet alien as it was, the Republic still holds up a mirror to us. Its citizens were obsessed by celebrity chefs, all-night dancing and exotic pets; they fought elections in law courts and were addicted to spin; they toppled foreign tyrants in the name of self-defence. Two thousand years may have passed, but we remain the Romans' heirs.