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The Eagle and the Lion

Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict

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The Eagle and the Lion

Von: Adrian Goldsworthy
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The epic story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of the ancient world—Parthian and Persian—and how they rose and eventually fell.

The Roman empire shaped the culture of the Western world against which all other great powers are compared. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale.

However, the exception lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires ruled over great cities and the trade routes to mysterious lands beyond. This was the place Alexander the Great had swept through, creating a dream of glory and conquest which tantalized Greeks and Romans alike. Caesar, Mark Antony and a long succession of emperors longed to follow in Alexander's footsteps. All failed. Only here did the Roman empire slow down and eventually stop because it was unable to go any further.

Following seven centuries of conflict that, ultimately, neither Rome nor Persia would win, The Eagle and the Lion delves into the clash, context and journeys of these entities of great power and the people caught in their wider struggle.

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Very interesting to get a closer look of the relations of these two great empires to each other and especially to the many smaller Kingdoms and States on its Borders, which get often overlooked.
Also a Great narrator that is pleasing to hear and doesn’t make you think that he is just reading a text word by word without giving much to it.

5 Stars

Great Book that makes you want to read more!

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I really enjoyed the unorthodox point of view this book provides. Piercing through the standard comparments into which roman and persian history is usually divided (republican rome - imperial rome - bysantium, seleucid - parthian - sasanian empires), the book provides a compelling and smooth narrarive of the eight centuries between the first Roman/Persian contacts and the Arab conquests of the 7th Century. Informative, insightful, well written. Highly recommended also to those who, like me, already read a lot on the subject. You'll encouter old friends, but from a completely different and thoroughly enjoyable perspective.

Old story, new perspective

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