In the fifth century B.C., a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it regarded as two terrorist states. The superpower was Persia, incomparably rich in ambition, gold, and men. The terrorist states were Athens and Sparta, eccentric cities in a poor and mountainous backwater: Greece. The story of how their citizens took on the Great King of Persia, and thereby saved not only themselves but Western civilization as well, is as heart-stopping and fateful as any episode in history. Tom Holland s brilliant study of these critical Persian Wars skillfully examines a...
In the fifth century B.C., a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it regarded as two terrorist states. The superpower was...
Famed 19th-century poet and rake Lord Byron travels to Greece and becomes the world's most formidable vampire--entering a dark, intoxicating world of ancient arts and scorching excesses of evil--in this offbeat book by the author of "Slave of My Thirst".
Famed 19th-century poet and rake Lord Byron travels to Greece and becomes the world's most formidable vampire--entering a dark, intoxicating world of ...
Dr. John Eliot's search for a missing friend leads him to the seductive Lilah--who will not rest until she has coaxed Eliot's most monstrous impulses out into the open--in this mesmerizing tale set in the back streets of 19th-century London.
Dr. John Eliot's search for a missing friend leads him to the seductive Lilah--who will not rest until she has coaxed Eliot's most monstrous impulses ...
A vivid historical account of the social world of Rome as it moved from republic to empire. 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...
A vivid historical account of the social world of Rome as it moved from republic to empire. In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the foundin...
Die Zerstörung der antiken Welt und der Aufstieg des Islam zur Weltmacht
Tom Holland erzählt den erstaunlichen Aufstieg der Araber im 7. und 8. Jahrhundert n. Chr. zu einer imperialen Weltmacht, die die antiken Reiche ablöste. Mit stilistischer Brillanz und mit historischem Scharfsinn schildert er die ungeheure Dynamik, mit der der Islam in religiös-politischen Konflikten mit Juden und Christen die antike Welt von Grund auf veränderte.
Die Zerstörung der antiken Welt und der Aufstieg des Islam zur Weltmacht
Tom Holland erzählt den erstaunlichen Aufstieg der Araber im 7. un...
