What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world. Tom holland is an awardwinning historian, translator and novelist. Rubicon ebook by tom holland 9780307427519 rakuten kobo. We travel from the establishment of the republic in 509 bc to the death of augustus in 14 ad. The triumph and tragedy of the roman republic, persian fire, in the shadow of the sword and the forge of christendom. The last years of the roman republic kindle edition by holland, tom. Rubicon by tom holland overdrive rakuten overdrive. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rubicon.
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