Reviews

Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar by Tom Holland

xfajardo's review against another edition

dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

Tom Holland nos sumerge en la apasionante crónica del período dinástico de la familia Julio-Claudia en este libro. A través de una narrativa impecable, nos invita a vivir el día a día de la cultura romana, utilizando como eje central a los protagonistas políticos de una época tan compulsiva como fascinante.

Holland logra magistralmente transportar al lector a la antigua Roma, permitiéndonos ser testigos de las intrigas, ambiciones y excesos que caracterizaron a esta época. De este modo, nos encontramos con personajes tan complejos como Augusto, Tiberio, Calígula, Claudio y Nerón, quienes, con sus luces y sombras, dan vida a una historia que se asemeja más a una novela de ficción que a la realidad histórica.

Lo que más destaca de esta obra es la capacidad de Holland para combinar el rigor histórico con un estilo narrativo ágil y ameno. El autor nos presenta una gran cantidad de información de una forma accesible y atractiva, sin sacrificar la profundidad del análisis.

belindad's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

jeansbooks's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

hatter71's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

libraryladder's review against another edition

4.0

Rarely does a work of nonfiction capture my attention so fully.

cwill89's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

jimmacsyr's review against another edition

5.0

Really clarifies the first Caesars. Caligula and Nero are given more depth, and you can see both how they got their current reputations, and a sense for why. Various side tracks fill out the early empire and what it was like. The author uses wonderful language, a real pleasure to read (in this specific case listen to). Reader is excellent. I look forward to reading more from him.

ncghammo's review against another edition

dark funny informative fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Rape, Torture, Incest, Sexual violence, and Child death

mariekek's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

4.0

musicdeepdive's review against another edition

4.0

Somewhat less compelling than Rubicon, maybe because the period of time Holland bites off here is almost frustratingly small. I want to know what happens to the post-Nero generations, dammit. Still very good stuff.