{"product_id":"pax","title":"Pax","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Holland, who co-hosts the podcast The Rest Is History, is at his best when having fun with Rome's bloody history' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A book for lovers of traditional, grand sweep narrative history' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe definitive history of Rome's golden age - antiquity's ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pax Romana has long been revered as a golden age. At its peak, the Roman Empire stretched from Scotland to Arabia, and contained perhaps a quarter of humanity. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state the world had yet seen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning in 69AD, a year that saw four Caesars in succession rule the empire, and ending some seven decades later with the death of Hadrian, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePax \u003c\/span\u003epresents a dazzling history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland portrays the Roman Empire in all its predatory glory. Vivid scene follows vivid scene: the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii, the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian's Wall, the conquests of Trajan. Vividly sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland demonstrates how Roman peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stunning portrait of Rome's glory days, this is the epic history of the pax Romana.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Holland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45012648263892,"sku":"9781408706985","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9351\/9316\/files\/81dL0A25l4L._SL1500.jpg?v=1714984110","url":"https:\/\/etcevents.co.uk\/products\/pax","provider":"ETCEvents","version":"1.0","type":"link"}