num_pages: 752
description: Volume 3 of the monumental Story of Civilization, CAESAR AND CHRIST depicts the rise of Rome from a crossroads town to empire. The world's first republic, Rome spread its civilization over the Mediterranean and western European world. Its long, slow crumbling and final collapse plunged Europe into darkness and chaos.The Pax Romana broke some heads. Jews felt the scourge in Judea, where Jesus of Nazareth met a dissident's death. His agony foreshadowed the Empire's over the next few centuries."Lively, stimulating and accurate." (Saturday Review of Literature)
language: English
title: Caesar and Christ
titlecomplete: Caesar and Christ (Story of Civilization, #3)
genres: Christianity, Classics, Historical, History, Philosophy, Religion, Ancient History, Reference, World History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1787
series: قيصر والمسيح أو الحضارة الرومانية, The Story of Civilization
awards: awardedAt: -820515600000
name: California Book Award
category: Nonfiction (Gold)
publisher: Simon & Schuster