Alberto Angela is an Italian paleontologist, writer, and journalist, renowned as a scientific popularizer in Italy. His work focuses on making scientific discoveries accessible to a broad audience, often employing an engaging and understandable style. Through his writings and presentations, he aims to spark interest in the natural world and its history. Angela is valued for his ability to transform complex subjects into compelling narratives.
The twilight of a republic -- The death of Caesar -- Rome in chaos -- Cleopatra returns to Alexandria -- Cleopatra remembers Caesar -- The battle of Philippi -- Cleopatra and Antony meet -- True love -- The start of a nightmare -- The battle of Actium -- The end of Antony and Cleopatra -- The dawn of an empire.
Through lively and detailed vignettes all based on historical documents and archaeological finds, [this work] travels back in time and shows us a world that was perhaps not very different from our own, and in so doing reinforces its relevance for a new generation of readers.--Front jacket flap.
This voyage of exploration chronicles twenty-four hours in the life of a Roman patrician, beginning at dawn on an ordinary day in the year 115 A.D., with Imperial Rome at the height of its power.