![]() ![]() The series gives the most historically accurate represantation that I know of the era and all that defined it and it is evident that the producers went to great lengths in order to create a full and vivid image of Rome, from its streets to its people, their beliefs and mentality, from the power struggles and glory to everyday life’s small details. If you want to get to know about Rome in a way that is both entertaining and accurate watch HBO’s Rome, a two season 2005-2007 series. It is amidst the chaos of this clash that Cicero can be found.Īt this point allow me to make a recommendation, not related to bookbinding. It is the amalgam of mankind’s greatest aspirations and worst inclinations, and the continuous clash of the two elements drove each other to extremes until Rome was torn apart many times. There’s something special about this city which became the crucible that -perhaps more than any other- paved the way (see what I did?) for our modern civilization. I have an affinity for the history and culture of Rome. Are you ready for an extensive reading (you can skip the later half of the post which is more technical)? It’s been a long trip in the company of the famous orator from ancient Rome and I’m happy to finally present you the bindings of Cicero. Yes, I know the cover features (badly printed) art that’s actually from LoTR, however that’s how this specific greek edition was printed at the time and I love it. ![]() ![]() If you’re one of those who have neither seen the films nor read the book then I envy you, since that means you can experience the pure joy that is reading it for the first time. If you’re one of the people who have seen the Hobbit films but haven’t read the book I feel sorry for you. That’s how great of an impact his work had on me. I honestly don’t know if I’d be the same person had I not read Tolkien’s books, or if I did so many years later. It acted as a spark for my imagination and creativity. What was a vague fondness for a number of things began to acquire form, to move in a certain direction. Upon reading the Hobbit something “clicked” in me. Twenty years later I still feel grateful to that person. “You know… I have just the thing, he’ll love it!” said he – and gave them the Hobbit… Not knowing what to bring as a gift they went to a bookshop and asked the bookseller to recommend something for a child of said age. When I was 11-12 years old an uncle and aunt came to visit. It does get a bit technical here and there but the writer does a great job of keeping things simple and keeping the reader engaged. It reads like a great documentary, in that it starts off from basic ideas and step by step, through interesting images and Ian’s captivating writing, builds upon them to eventually reach complex concepts. ![]() How they define everything we see -and even what we don’t see- around us, from the tiniest quantums of existence up to the incomprehensible vastness of the universe. Reading this back in my high school days changed my perception of science, and in many ways the world in general, by accomplishing what all my years in school and endless joyless hours of physics, chemistry, algebra and geometry failed to do: to show me how all these seemingly arbitrary numbers and equations, strange terms, complex theories and concepts are connected with the real world, in ways that are empirical, observable and tangible. You’ve probably heard of or read many books on pop science, so “why is this one any different?” I hear you wonder.Īllow me to answer by sharing the impact this book had on me. ![]()
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