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In questo secondo romanzo, che fa parte di un trittico sull'antica Roma, i grandi protagonisti sono i condottieri Caio Mario e Lucio Cornelio Silla, il primo anziano e in declino come generale e come uomo politico, il secondo nel pieno vigore della maturità, affascinante, spietato, dissoluto e assetato di gloria e di potere. Grandi battaglie in terra d'Asia, grandi confronti in Senato fino ad arrivare alla terribile guerra civile. Nello scenario: spie e traditori, matrone incorruttibili e adultere, assassini e straordinari esempi di integrità.
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- Pagine: 940
- Data di uscita: 17-04-1996
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This heroic endeavour by the brilliant Colleen McCullough , rests snugly amongst the likes of the Count of Monte Cristo and the Grapes of Wrath. Yes, The Grass Crown is that good. This is the second instalment of a series of books covering the late Roman Republic, say around 100-80 BCE. We are still Leggi tutto
Ok, I can admit it - I'm an ancient Rome junkie, and Colleen McCullough is my dealer. Nobody - not even the venerable Robert Graves, or Marguerite Yourcenar, can write a crackling, entertaining AND factually nails-on story of Ancient Roman politics, history and characters like McCullough. Thanks to
The first 200 pages of this is so boooring, then it picks up and becomes a very good book with intermittent boring parts. The story of the rivalry between Sulla & Gaius Marius is exciting and leads to horrendous acts of cruelty. McCullough is a very good writer. Another problem is the plethora of Ro Leggi tutto
I am, quite frankly, in awe of the amount of research and detail that went into this book. This is how historical fiction should be: respecting the uniqueness of cultures far removed from ours, but unflinching in the face of the alienness and brutality that were inherent to these periods - unlike th Leggi tutto
Wow, 800 pages and where did it go? Ms. McCullough does an outstanding job of bringing Republic Rome to life. Excellent character development, fast-moving, hooking plot... and all based on true events and historic reasearch. This second book in the series covers Lucius Cornelius Sulla's rise to being Leggi tutto
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