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- Book Title
- Rome on the Euphrates : the Story of a Frontier
- Publication Name
- Rome on the Euphrates
- Title
- Rome on the Euphrates
- Subtitle
- The Story of a Frontier
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1848853149
- EAN
- 9781848853140
- ISBN
- 9781848853140
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris & Company, The Limited
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Travel, History
- Topic
- Asia / Southwest, Ancient / Rome, Adventurers & Explorers, Middle East / General
- Release Date
- 15/05/2012
- Release Year
- 2012
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 1.6in
- Item Length
- 7.9in
- Item Weight
- 19.4 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Item Width
- 5in
- Number of Pages
- 496 Pages
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When Roman legions marched into Asia Minor in 200BC, their plan was to secure a buffer zone between the Mediterranean, which they virtually owned, and the area beyond, which they sought to isolate rather than control. Along the long frontier of the Euphrates in Turkey lay the easternmost limits of the Roman Empire--a region they called Augusta Euphrantentis. Their expanding involvement lasted eight centuries, draining their energies and culminating in the destruction of the bridge that, since the time of Alexander the Great, had linked China to the commerce of the Mediterranean. Tracing the path of this ancient river and highlighting her travels with the vibrant history of 800 years of Roman warfare and the history of this mighty river, Freya Stark ultimately reveals the futility of war, of arbitrary boundaries, and territorial conquest. Rome on the Euphrates, at once travel and history, is one of her most magnificent and highly acclaimed works.
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Publisher
I. B. Tauris & Company, The Limited
ISBN-10
1848853149
ISBN-13
9781848853140
eBay Product ID (ePID)
112028033
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rome on the Euphrates : the Story of a Frontier
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Asia / Southwest, Ancient / Rome, Adventurers & Explorers, Middle East / General
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, History
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.9in
Item Height
1.6in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
19.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Dg59.A8
Reviews
*One of the finest travel writers of our century.* -- The New Yorker *It was rare to leave her company without feeling that the world was somehow larger and more promising. Her life was something of a work of art... The books in which she recorded her journeys were seductively individual... Nomad and social lioness, public servant, and private essayist, emotional victim and mythmaker.* -- Colin Thubron, The New York Times *[Freya Stark] writes angelically in the great tradition of Charles Doughty and T. E. Lawrence. The pulse quickens as you read, because she can bring the sights and sounds of incredible countries before you in the twinkling of an eye.* -- The New York Times Book Review *Freya Stark remains unexcelled as an interpreter of brief encounters in wild regions against the backdrop of history.* -- The Observer, "It was rare to leave her company without feeling that the world was somehow larger and more promising. Her life was something of a work of art... The books in which she recorded her journeys were seductively individual... Nomad and social lioness, public servant and private essayist, emotional victim and mythmaker." --Colin Thubron, New York Times "Few writers have the capacity to do with words what Faberge could do with gems - to fashion them, without violating their quality. It is this extraordinary talent which sets Freya Stark apart from her fellow craftsman in the construction on books on travel." -- The Daily Telegraph "Freya Stark remains unexcelled as an interpreter of brief encounters in wild regions against the backdrop of history." -- The Observer "One of the finest writers of our century." -- The New Yorker "A Middle East traveller, an explorer and, above all, a writer, Freya Stark has, with an incomparably clear eye, looked toward the horizon of the past without ever losing sight of the present. Her books are route plans of a perceptive intelligence, traversing time and space with ease." -- Saudi Aramco World, "It was rare to leave her company without feeling that the world was somehow larger and more promising. Her life was something of a work of art... The books in which she recorded her journeys were seductively individual... Nomad and social lioness, public servant and private essayist, emotional victim and mythmaker." --Colin Thubron, New York Times "Few writers have the capacity to do with words what Faberge could do with gems - to fashion them, without violating their quality. It is this extraordinary talent which sets Freya Stark apart from her fellow craftsman in the construction on books on travel." --The Daily Telegraph "Freya Stark remains unexcelled as an interpreter of brief encounters in wild regions against the backdrop of history." --The Observer "One of the finest writers of our century." --The New Yorker "A Middle East traveller, an explorer and, above all, a writer, Freya Stark has, with an incomparably clear eye, looked toward the horizon of the past without ever losing sight of the present. Her books are route plans of a perceptive intelligence, traversing time and space with ease." --Saudi Aramco World, "One of the finest travel writers of our century." -- The New Yorker "It was rare to leave her company without feeling that the world was somehow larger and more promising. Her life was something of a work of art... The books in which she recorded her journeys were seductively individual... Nomad and social lioness, public servant, and private essayist, emotional victim and mythmaker." -- Colin Thubron, The New York Times "[Freya Stark] writes angelically in the great tradition of Charles Doughty and T. E. Lawrence. The pulse quickens as you read, because she can bring the sights and sounds of incredible countries before you in the twinkling of an eye." -- The New York Times Book Review "Freya Stark remains unexcelled as an interpreter of brief encounters in wild regions against the backdrop of history." -- The Observer, "One of the finest travel writers of our century." -- The New Yorker "It was rare to leave her company without feeling that the world was somehow larger and more promising. Her life was something of a work of art… The books in which she recorded her journeys were seductively individual… Nomad and social lioness, public servant, and private essayist, emotional victim and mythmaker." -- Colin Thubron, The New York Times "[Freya Stark] writes angelically in the great tradition of Charles Doughty and T. E. Lawrence. The pulse quickens as you read, because she can bring the sights and sounds of incredible countries before you in the twinkling of an eye." -- The New York Times Book Review "Freya Stark remains unexcelled as an interpreter of brief encounters in wild regions against the backdrop of history." -- The Observer
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Preface I The Battle of Magnesia II The Tax Collectors III Mithradates IV Across the Euphrates V The Seleucid Kings and the Empire of Trade VI The Parthians and the Trade Route VII The Rome of Augustus VIII Nero's Armenian Wars IX The Trade Routes and Trajan's Wars X The Antonine Climax XI The Lower Euphrates and the End of Parthia XII The Revolt of the Poor XIII The End of Palmyra XIV The Government of the Cross XV The Last Offensive XVI The Age of Justinian List of Kings, Emperors and Dynasties Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2012
Dewey Decimal
935
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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