Rome: A History of the Eternal City

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Simon Sebag Montefiore charts Rome's rise to become the capital of western Christendom.

Simon Sebag Montefiore charts Rome's rise to become the capital of western Christendom and its impact on the lives of its citizens, elites and high priests.

Simon Sebag Montefiore charts the rocky course of Rome's rise to become the capital of western Christendom and its impact on the lives of its citizens, elites and high priests.

Rome casts aside its pantheon of pagan gods and a radical new religion takes hold. Christianity was just a persecuted sect until Emperor Constantine took a huge leap of faith, promoting it as the religion of Empire. But would this divine gamble pay off?

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Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore looks at the history of Rome.

At the centre of an empire and the heart of a religion. Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore explores this fascinating and beautiful city to uncover the beliefs bound into its DNA.

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