{"product_id":"rise-ruin-jonathan-c-hillman-9798189690341","title":"Rise \u0026 Ruin: A Fast History of Rome","description":"You already know how this story ends. Rome falls. Everybody knows that part. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat most people don't know is that Rome was supposed to fall about eleven different times before it actually did - to Hannibal's elephants, to fifty years of collapsing emperors in the third century, to a foreign army inside its own gates for the first time in eight hundred years. It kept getting back up anyway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRISE \u0026amp; RUIN tells that story fast: thirteen turning points, twelve centuries, one empire that refused to stay down. A river crossed that shouldn't have been crossed. A knife raised in a room full of senators. A teenage emperor nobody even bothered to properly depose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with the pace and voice of a great storyteller rather than a textbook, this is Roman history for readers who want the real story - accurate, vivid, and built to move - without wading through five hundred pages of dates and dynasties to get it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside you'll find: \u003cbr\u003e- The thirteen defining turning points of Roman history, from the founding myth to the fall of the West\u003cbr\u003e- Seven deeper-dive chapters on daily life: the legions, gladiators, women in Rome, Roman engineering, the economy and slavery, religion, and Rome's lasting influence on language and law\u003cbr\u003e- A cast of characters, a quick-reference timeline, and a glossary \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you're new to Roman history or already know your Gracchi from your Gordians, RISE \u0026amp; RUIN moves at a pace that respects your time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan C. Hillman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798189690341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Jonathan C. Hillman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666026041599,"sku":"9798189690341","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rise-ruin-jonathan-c-hillman-9798189690341","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}