Alberto Angela – författare

Följ med Alberto Angela på en fängslande tidsresa tillbaka till antikens Rom. Strosa i de trånga gränderna och över det vackra Forum, lyssna till de porlande fontänerna och kvinnornas klirrande guldarmband. Upplev trängseln, köpståendet och dofterna vid handelsbodarna, fukten och hettan i badhuset och skränet vid slavmarknaden. Känn lukten av väldoftande oljor och kryddor, eller förirra dig in bland bakgatorna med sina stinkande avskrädeshögar. Följ med in till den livliga kvarters-krogen på lunch, eller bänka dig bland tiotusentals vrålande romare på Colosseum under en skräckfylld gladiatorkamp och avsluta dagen med en bankett där läckerbitar som sovmus och flamingo står på menyn, serverad med den exklusiva såsen "garum". Med smittande berättarglädje lotsar författaren oss till antikens Rom med dess vardagliga liv som det aldrig beskrivits förr. Här låter vi Alberto Angela själv introducera oss; "Allt börjar i en av Roms gränder år 115 e.Kr. under kejsar Trajanus tid. Då var Rom, enligt min mening, som mäktigast och kanske även som vackrast. Det är en helt vanlig dag. Gryningen är nära..."

"The political machinations, betrayal, and battles may appeal to those fans of George R. R. Martin''s A Song of Ice and Fire series interested in a real-world game of thrones." -- BooklistOne of Italy''s most revered cultural figures reconstructs the extraordinary life of the legendary Cleopatra at the height of her power in this epic story of passion, intrigue, betrayal, and war.Our world today would not be the same without Cleopatra. While she is one of the most famous figures in history, the legendary Egyptian queen remains, in many ways, an enigma. In this mesmerizing history, Alberto Angela offers a fresh and dynamic portrait of this extraordinary ruler, revealing a strikingly modern woman born in an ancient era and skilled in the art of diplomacy and war, who would conquer the heart of a general—Marc Antony—and Rome itself.Cleopatra focuses on a twenty-year period that marked a sweeping change in Roman history, beginning with the assassination of Julius Caesar that led to the end of the Republic, and ending with the suicides of Antony and Cleopatra and the birth of the Augustan Empire. Angela brings the people, stories, customs, and traditions of this fascinating period alive as he transports us to the chaotic streets of the capital of the ancient world, the exotic port of Alexandria in Egypt, and to the bloody battlefields where an empire was won and lost. Meticulously researched and rich with vivid detail, this sweeping history, reminiscent of the works of Simon Schama, Mary Beard''s SPQR, and Tom Holland''s Rubicon, recreates this remarkable era and the woman at its turbulent center.Translated from the Italian by Katherine Gregor"[Cleopatra] combines scholarship with novelistic detail and character depth…[Alberto Angela] effectively draws on previous scholarship, wading through legend and myth to get at the truth of what actually occurred… a character-rich historical biography." -- Kirkus

In this unconventional and accessible history, Italian best-seller Alberto Angela literally follows the money to map the reach and power of the Roman Empire. To see a map of the Roman Empire at the height of its territorial expansion is to be struck by its size, stretching from Scotland to Kuwait, from the Sahara to the North Sea. What was life like in the Empire, and how were such diverse peoples and places united under one rule? The Reach of Rome explores these questions through an ingenious lens: the path of a single coin as it changes hands and traverses the vast realms of the empire in the year 115. Admired in his native Italy for his ability to bring history to life through narrative, Alberto Angela opens up the ancient world to readers who have felt intimidated by the category or put off by dry historical tomes. By focusing on aspects of daily life so often overlooked in more academic treatments, The Reach of Rome travels back in time and shows us a world that was perhaps not very different from our own. And by following the path of a coin through the streams of commerce, we can touch every corner of that world and its people, from legionnaires and senators to prostitutes and slaves. Through lively and detailed vignettes all based on archeological and historical evidence, Angela reveals the vast Roman world and its remarkable modernity, and in so doing he reinforces the relevance of the ancient world for a new generation of readers.

Drevnij Rim vremen rascveta imperii pohozh na sovremennyj megapolis gorazdo bol''she, chem my mogli by podumat''. Poltora milliona ego zhitelej stalkivalis'' s temi zhe problemami, chto i ih potomki dve tysyachi let spustya: dorogovizna zhil''ya i dorozhnye probki, naplyv immigrantov i neobhodimost'' ''podmazyvat'''' gorodskih chinovnikov…Al''berto Andzhela – znamenityj ital''yanskij paleontolog, arheolog, avtor neskol''kih bestsellerov v zhanre nauchno-populyarnoj literatury i poznavatel''nyh teleprogramm predlagaet svoim chitatelyam nakryt''sya shapkoj-nevidimkoj i provesti celyj den'', ot rassveta do zakata, v Rime 115 goda nashej ehry: potolkat''sya na lyudnoj ulice i zaglyanut'' v Kolizej, posetit'' sudebnoe slushanie i roskoshnye termy, otvedat'' izyskannyh blyud i nasladit''sya besedoj na zvanom uzhine. I zakonchit'' den'' na lyubovnom lozhe — zdes'' za dve tysyachi let tozhe nichego ne izmenilos''.

Mesto dejstviya knigi znamenitogo ital''yanskogo paleontologa, telezhurnalista i pisatelya Al''berto Andzhely – vsya Rimskaya imperiya ehpohi Trayana.Kak zhili v to vremya? Kakih lyudej my vstretili by v ee gorodah? Kak udalos'' rimlyanam sozdat'' stol'' grandioznoe gosudarstvo, ob"ediniv stol'' razlichnye narody?Puteshestvuya po beskrajnim prostoram velikoj Rimskoj imperii vsled za sesterciem s portretom imperatora Trayana, otchekanennym v samom ee serdce – Drevnem Rime, avtor provedet svoih chitatelej v otdalennye ugolki imperii vremen pravleniya odnogo iz "pyati dobryh imperatorov".

Glaza legendarnoj "Dzhokondy", ee nepostizhimaya ulybka ezhegodno privlekayut v parizhskij Luvr milliony lyudej so vsego sveta. Ne menee nepostizhima i titanicheskaya lichnost'' ee sozdatelya, Leonardo da Vinchi – hudozhnika, uchenogo, arhitektora, stratega, izobretatelya, chej universal''nyj genij, porazitel''nyj dazhe dlya ehpohi Vozrozhdeniya, ne perestaet izumlyat'' chelovechestvo i mnogie veka spustya. Al''berto Andzhela, s bleskom prodemonstrirovav prisushchij emu redkij talant na stranicah svoih knig ozhivlyat'' davno ushedshie v proshloe ehpohi, priglashaet chitatelya otpravit''sya v mir Leonardo i prisoedinit''sya k uvlekatel''nomu rassledovaniyu istorii sozdaniya ego samogo znamenitogo shedevra. Kotoroe, vozmozhno, otroet uskol''zavshie prezhde podrobnosti i privedet k neozhidannym predpolozheniyam i versiyam.

Del ocaso de un reino al amanecer de un imperio: el encuentro entre Cleopatra, hábil y poderosa soberana de Egipto, y tres grandes protagonistas de la antigua Roma (César, Antonio y Octavio) cambiará para siempre el curso de la historia.El mundo de hoy no sería el mismo sin Cleopatra, una soberana culta, inteligente y dotada de una extraordinaria habilidad tanto para la mesa de negociaciones como para la guerra. Una mujer poderosa, increíblemente moderna para su época, y al mismo tiempo capaz de sentir grandes pasiones amorosas. Pero ¿quién fue realmente la última reina de Egipto?Con su inimitable estilo, Alberto Angela es capaz de hacernos revivir el periodo que marcó un cambio de época en la historia de Roma, desde la narración minuto a minuto del asesinato de Julio César, que supone el fin de la República; pasando por la muerte de Antonio y Cleopatra (¡cuya tumba aún no ha sido descubierta!); hasta el nacimiento del Imperio, con Augusto al poder.Cleopatra. La reina que desafió Roma y conquistó la eternidad supone un viaje por el tiempo entre Occidente y Oriente, para volver a descubrir, con una mirada nueva, a una mujer carismática e inteligente, y un periodo histórico fascinante y convulso, rico en contradicciones, intrigas, pasiones y guerras que han marcado nuestro presente y que han contribuido a hacer del mundo el lugar que hoy día todos conocemos."Es muy difícil distinguir la realidad de la ficción en la historia de Cleopatra. En este sentido es un instrumento divulgativo realmente útil el nuevo libro de Alberto Angela".Il Giornale"(Angela) es uno de los divulgadores científicos y culturales vivos más importantes de Italia".Il Mattino"La vida, batallas y amores de la última reina de Egipto que tuvo en jaque a Roma y sedujo al hombre más poderoso de la antigüedad, en los años cruciales tras la muerte de César y el inicio del imperio, contado con la experiencia divulgadora de un gran maestro".Elle