The Last King: Rome's Greatest Enemy

The Last King: Rome's Greatest Enemy - Paperback

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The Last King: Rome's Greatest Enemy - Paperback

The Last King: Rome's Greatest Enemy - Paperback

by Michael Curtis Ford
$25.90
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by Michael Curtis Ford (Author)

To the Romans, the greatest enemy the Republic ever faced was not the Goths or Huns, nor even Hannibal, but rather a ferocious and brilliant king on the distant Black Sea: Mithridates Eupator VI of Pontus, known to history as Mithridates the Great.

At age eleven, Mithridates inherited a small mountain kingdom of wild tribesmen, which his wicked mother governed in his place. Sweeping to power at age twenty-one, he proved to be a military genius and quickly consolidated various fiefdoms under his command. Since Rome also had expansionist designs in this region, bloody conflict was inevitable.

Over forty years, Rome sent its greatest generals to contain Mithridates and gained tenuous control over his empire only after suffering a series of devastating defeats at the hands of this cunning and ruthless king. Each time Rome declared victory, Mithridates considered it merely a strategic retreat, and soon came roaring back with a more powerful army than before.

Bursting with heroic battle scenes and eloquent storytelling, Michael Curtis Ford has crafted a riveting novel of the ancient world and resurrected one of history's greatest warriors.

Author Biography

Michael Curtis Ford is forty-three years old and is a translator and novelist. He has bachelor's degrees from the University of Washington and a graduate degree from Princeton. He speaks several languages and is an avid reader of the classics. He and his wife educate their three children at home in Oregon.

Number of Pages: 434
Dimensions: 0.97 x 7 x 5 IN
Publication Date: April 01, 2005
ISBN9781250062574
Author Michael Curtis Ford
PublisherSt. Martin's Griffin
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2005
LanguageENG- English
Pages434
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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