Rome and Persia: The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry

by Adrian Goldsworthy

A "magnificent" (Spectator) history of the epic rivalry between the ancient world's two great superpowers

The Roman empire was like no other. 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.

Its only true rival lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires ruled over great cities and the trade routes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 154161996X
• ISBN13: 9781541619968
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.1" x 9.5"