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Tom Holland is a British historian, author, and broadcaster known for his works on classical and medieval history. He studied English at Cambridge University and has written several acclaimed books including Persian Fire and Millennium.
Known for: Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
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Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
Dominion is a sweeping history that explores how the Christian revolution transformed the Western imagination. Historian Tom Holland traces the influence of Christianity from its origins to the modern...
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic is a historical narrative that vividly recounts the political and social turmoil leading to the fall of the Roman Republic. Tom Holland explores the lives...
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The Ancient World
To understand the Christian revolution, we must begin in a world that knew nothing of its ideals. The civilizations of Greece and Rome stood upon pillars of honor and hierarchy. In Rome, the word 'virtue' was tied to masculinity and strength; moral excellence belonged to the powerful, not the weak. ...
From Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
The Jewish Revolution
The Jewish people introduced into this Mediterranean world something extraordinary: monotheism intertwined with moral demand. The prophets of Israel did not speak of gods who required flattery or sacrifice for favor. They proclaimed a single, just God who cared for the poor, the widow, and the stran...
From Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
Ideals and Origins: The Republic’s Promise of Liberty and Duty
When I began tracing the Republic’s origins, I was struck by how its founding myths echoed the yearning for autonomy. Rome’s hatred of kingship was not theoretical—it was visceral. The early citizens believed that freedom depended on laws stronger than any man, magistrates held accountable, and offi...
From Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Expansion and Inequality: The Strains of Empire
Rome’s conquests were both triumph and poison. In conquering Carthage, Greece, and the East, Romans brought home riches they could scarcely imagine. But what I emphasize throughout 'Rubicon' is the spiritual dislocation this prosperity created. The soldier-farmer returning from distant wars found hi...
From Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
About Tom Holland
Tom Holland is a British historian, author, and broadcaster known for his works on classical and medieval history. He studied English at Cambridge University and has written several acclaimed books including Persian Fire and Millennium. Holland is also a translator of Herodotus and a presenter of hi...
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Tom Holland is a British historian, author, and broadcaster known for his works on classical and medieval history. He studied English at Cambridge University and has written several acclaimed books including Persian Fire and Millennium. Holland is also a translator of Herodotus and a presenter of hi...
Tom Holland is a British historian, author, and broadcaster known for his works on classical and medieval history. He studied English at Cambridge University and has written several acclaimed books including Persian Fire and Millennium. Holland is also a translator of Herodotus and a presenter of historical documentaries.
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