Ebook {Epub PDF} Antony and Cleopatra by Adrian Goldsworthy

 · "Antony and Cleopatra" is another excellent work by Adrian Goldsworthy. His grasp of the ancient world is stunning and his ability to relate its history to the modern reader is unmatched. He brings Antony and Cleopatra to life as real people and /5().  · Overview. The epic story of one of the most famous love affairs in history, by the bestselling author of Caesar. The love affair between Antony and Cleopatra is one of the most famous stories from the ancient world and has been depicted in countless novels, plays and films. As one of the three men in control of the Roman Empire, Antony was perhaps the most powerful man of his bltadwin.ru  · In Antony and Cleopatra, preeminent historian Adrian Goldsworthy goes beyond the romantic narratives of Shakespeare and Hollywood to create a nuanced and historically acute portrayal of his subjects. Set against the political backdrop of their time, he presents two lives lived at the center of profound social bltadwin.ru: Yale University Press.

Antony and Cleopatra by Adrian Goldsworthy HISTORIANS of the ancient world are plagued by a lack of reliable evidence about specific events. In Antony and Cleopatra, preeminent historian Adrian Goldsworthy goes beyond the romantic narratives of Shakespeare and Hollywood to create a nuanced and historically acute portrayal of his subjects. Set against the political backdrop of their time, he presents two lives lived at the center of profound social change. Antony and Cleopatra. A masterfully told—and deeply human—story of love, politics, and ambition, Adrian Goldsworthy's Antony and Cleopatra delivers a compelling reassessment of a major episode in ancient history. In this remarkable dual biography of the two great lovers of the ancient world, Goldsworthy goes beyond myth and romance to.

In Antony and Cleopatra, preeminent historian Adrian Goldsworthy goes beyond the romantic narratives of Shakespeare and Hollywood to create a nuanced and historically acute portrayal of his subjects. Set against the political backdrop of their time, he presents two lives lived at the center of profound social change. Antony and Cleopatra by Adrian Goldsworthy Hardcover, pages Yale University Press ISBN: X List Price: U.S.$ Also by Adrian Goldsworthy: How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower Caesar: Life of a Colossus The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars BC The Complete Roman Army In the Name of Rome: The Men Who Won the Roman Empire. Goldsworthy's Antony Cleopatra is indeed a stirring tale of two lives lived intensely in dramatic times. But it is not the story which 'everyone already knows'. Instead Goldsworthy has meticulously gone back through the ancient sources and stripped away two thousand years of over-heated fantasy, bringing us perhaps as close to the true story as we are likely to get.