The Race for Rome - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385065558 . A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with page edge soiling and rubbing to the boards in an alike dust-jacket with some edge tearing and soiling; In the year 275 BC, the Roman Republic was founded. For the next two centuries, it grew into one of the greatest empires in history. The Race for Rome is the story of this incredible journey, from the first stirrings of rebellion against the ruling Etruscan dynasty to the first steps of the Roman military campaign that would bring them hegemony over all of Italy.Based on new archaeological evidence and the latest scholarship, Kurzman brings the story of Rome alive with dramatic detail and memorable characters. He tells the story of the senators and generals, the entrepreneurs and artists, the slaves and free men who made Rome great. He tells of the bitter rivalry between Rome and Carthage, of the great battles and moral struggles that forged the Republic and ultimately led to its empire.The Race for Rome is an epic history of the birth of a nation and the rise of an empire. It is the story of one man's quest to find the meaning of history.; 8vo; 488 pages .