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罗马人的故事1:罗马不是一天建成的 (开放历史系列)

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《罗马人的故事1:罗马不是一天建成的》内容简介:罗马人,智力不如希腊人,体力不如高卢人,技术不如埃特鲁利亚人,经济不如迦太基人,但为何却能一一打败对手, 建立并维持庞大的罗马帝国?《罗马不是一天建成的》作为系列作品中的一部,讲述的是罗马从建国到一次、二次布匿战争之前的五百年间的历史。这是一个饱经苦难的漫长岁月里的故事,即使在它的鼎盛时期,它都时常处于进一步退半步的状态。罗马后来之所以能成就大业的重要原因,基本上就是在这五百年间萌芽的。就好像一个人在青少年时期积蓄起来的力量到了三十而立之年才开始了解其真正的价值一样

240 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1992

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盐野七生

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日本:塩野 七生 Nanami Shiono
台灣:鹽野七生
中國:盐野七生
是日本作家,出生在東京都。塩野七生畢業於學習院大學文學部哲學科,1963年至1968年遊學義大利,歸國後在雜誌「中央公論」發表《文藝復興的女人們》,1970年移居義大利,作品以義大利為中心的古代至近代的歷史,代表作為《羅馬人的故事》。

其他作品:
《文藝復興的女人們》(1969年)
《凱撒波吉耳抑或優雅的冷酷》(1970年)
《海都物語》(上・下卷,1980年)
《君士坦丁堡的陷落》(1983年)
《羅得斯島攻防記》(1985年)
《我的朋友馬基維利─佛羅倫斯的興亡》(1987年)
《勒潘多海戰》(1987年)
《馬基維利語錄》(1992年)
《羅馬人的故事》(全15卷,1992年─2006年)
《羅馬滅亡後的地中海世界》(上・下卷,2008年─2009年)

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Profile Image for Jin Hwangbo.
6 reviews
May 19, 2008
I just re-read the volumn number one (out of total 15 volumes) again since the last time I read in college 10 years ago back in 1998.

What a (hi)story!

I've read it in Korean translation.
One woman's quest to find her own answer to a simple question, "What was an ancient Roman like?"

She found her answer in 15 years after writing 15 volumes on the topic.

Reading her writing did so much more to me than simply answering that question.

It stuck me as amazing how one's dedication and devotion to answer one simple question could amount to such a huge accomplishment in a long enough time.

I have many questions in life but not as much devotion and dedication for answers to any one particular question.

Maybe it's time for me to narrow down the questions I want some real answer to and focus my energy in answering them.
Maybe then, my effort will amount to something that I will be satisfied of achieving.


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120 reviews25 followers
February 12, 2017
Some historians are concerned that this series is used as a textbook of roman history pointing out there are some critical errors in the interpretation of historical records and the author's biased view. Nanami Shiono, the author, admits herself that she is not a historian, so this book should be enjoyed as a fiction. Having said that, she wrote this epic based on a massive amount of historical literature including those written by ancient historians such as Livy's "History of Rome," Polybius’s "The Histories" and Plutarch's Parallel Lives. Even if biased, the author saves her readers time and effort to read those literature to get a glimpse into rise of the ancient Rome.
I am lucky that I haven't been to Italy yet. Without reading this series, my impression of all the great ruins would be just "Wow, parts of such an old civilization can still be seen after more than 2000 years." But if you know how the Roman Forum was built, the ruins must look totally different.
4 reviews
February 15, 2021
One of the few books I will write a review for.

This book deserves it. It is a fantastic historical account of the beginning of the Roman empire in proper historical context (with regard to surrounding empires Greeks etc).

If I had the time I would love to read the whole series. It is definitely high up on my "Want to read" list!

Highly recommend!!
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5 reviews
September 21, 2022
书中附有大量地图,以帮助读者理解罗马罗马如何由一个小小的城邦逐步扩展到整个意大利半岛。本书讲述的这段历史和中国的春秋战国时期相重叠。从王政时代结束到罗马历经凯尔特人入侵后重建家园与完善政治体制,中国正经历三家分晋而由春秋转入战国。
在国家的体量上,罗马自然不可与中原诸国同日而语,观念也大不相同。
罗马朴素而纯真的价值观念使现代人望尘莫及,整体罗马人对失败的将领和士兵竟能热烈欢迎,而中国人则认为“败军之将不言勇”,败军之将的下场只取决于君主个人的态度。在如何对待异族的问题上,罗马充分考虑文化的差异性,允许各个城邦保留自己的文化和生活方式,这和秦统一六国后的做法全然不同。这在一定程度上揭示了为什么欧洲分崩离析,而中国则崇尚大一统。欧洲文明的初期就有领导人选举制度,这为如今的民主制度奠定了基础,而中国则缺少民主的土壤。在一开始,中西方就走上了完全不同的两条道路。
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11 reviews
July 24, 2019
Easy reading, very interesting and inspiring.Reading history book has never been so much fun. I finished reading the other half of the book on the airplane from Seattle to Kaua’i, and it is definitely better entertainment for a flight that has no movie and internet.
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14 reviews
February 9, 2019
Great book! Goals-Open minded-Problem-solving abilities = Roman Empire
The political system in Ancient Rome really surprised me. Not even modern society can achieve what Ancient Rome has achieved.
4 reviews
December 4, 2021
Why Roman Empire was so successful though they were not as intellectual as the Greeks, nor as strong as the Guals, or as commercially versed as the Carthage? You will find answers in this book.
204 reviews2 followers
April 11, 2022
确实很好读,做完笔记再看第二本。
3 reviews
June 30, 2022
第二遍读本书了,温故尔知新。如果现在的人能够像古罗马人一样务实,很多问题不会是问题。古罗马人的开放性同样也让人羡慕,深刻的体会到“罗马遥不可及”。
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145 reviews3 followers
October 1, 2023
第一本上古传说,倒也不至于能有多离谱的观点
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89 reviews2 followers
November 7, 2021
大名鼎鼎的《羅馬人的故事》系列第一本。本以為內容會偏難,想不到完全不會!作者用字淺白,真的像在說故事一樣。
這本《羅馬不是一天造成的》主要在探討羅馬強大的原因:從西元前753年建國之初到西元前290年統治盧比孔河以南義大利半島這段時間,羅馬是如何慢慢建立霸權的?內容很詳細,王政時代每位國王的作為、共和時代的改革都一一列舉出來,與羅馬有關的希臘歷史也交代的很清楚。
讀完後感覺跟「羅馬人」更加親近了,因為作者不單單只是在講「羅馬」的歷史,而是深入探討羅馬人的思想、作為、政策。羅馬人是開放的:戰勝後會同化戰敗者、他們允許人民擁有雙重國籍,也因為這樣,軍隊能常常注入新血(人民要納稅,而羅馬以服兵役替代納稅);羅馬人是重榮譽的:戰敗後,不會懲罰指揮官,因為對他們來說「戰敗」就是懲罰,也因為這樣,戰敗的指揮官能帶著強烈的復仇決心,打敗敵人。可以說是羅馬人的思想,間接造就了羅馬的強大。
小缺點是地圖略顯陽春、人名及地名未附上原文(找資料不容易找到)。

這是一本可以當成第一本羅馬史的書,推薦給對羅馬史有興趣的讀者。
133 reviews2 followers
April 2, 2022
罗马开创了共和文明时代

罗马的确不是一天建成的,它前后建了1000年,从生到死,从未停止。在它前面有希腊文明,罗马并没有完全继承它,但是它尊重希腊文明,崇尚希腊文化。不过重要的是罗马一定领会到希腊存在的不足,在希腊正值伯里克利时代,罗马开始向希腊学习。他们发现希腊原本是民主社会,实际却是独裁统治,罗马注意到了它的弊端,摒弃了它。与此同时,北方高卢人的入侵也对罗马人心理产生了不小的刺激,它们反思自身体制内贵族与平民不和是主要原因,于是国王,元老院、公民大会的模式得以不断完善。罗马人说这一模式在罗慕路斯建国的时候就有,这有点神了,不过就由它去了。重要的是后面从王政到共和,罗马的道路都是当时的历史学家记录下来的,虽有夸张,但是却是历历在目,没人不信,建立法制、包容战败者、建立神殿服务周边,构建自身的领导地位,所有这些都为它走向强盛奠定坚实的基础。
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97 reviews5 followers
December 12, 2021

從來不知道透過作家的文學之眼,枯燥的歷史能變得如此吸引人。硬要我用比喻的話,讀起來就像是宮崎駿拍的羅馬史,如此溫暖,你無法去恨裡頭任何一個角色,你能去同理他們的憤怒、悲傷、驕傲、與苦悶,而一切其實離你如此的遠,那是兩千年前的事,兩千年前的人早已屍骨無存,只透過斷簡殘篇讓後人拼湊出片段的故事,再由 鹽野七生 的文字,傳進我的腦海裡

這一切都是緣分,我很感謝

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14 reviews
July 7, 2015
Oh my, I got to read all volumes!
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80 reviews3 followers
August 3, 2015
The open mind of Rome in terms of religion, politics, and culture determines its success.
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374 reviews6 followers
October 15, 2015
這是重讀了。羅馬人的崛起在於兼容並包的心態,以及樸質務實的性格。周遭戰敗被征服的民族的人民,可以擁有羅馬公民權,更能夠在短短二十年內,當選成為羅馬共和最高首腦的執政官。

成功不是偶然的。
1 review
May 26, 2020
这是一个非常有趣又符合逻辑的战争历史书,连小朋友都看得懂!
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446 reviews4 followers
October 22, 2020
将权位传给儿子是最有利于自身基因扩散的策略,由此看罗马人真是异数:共和之前的王政时期的国王就是民选的。如果没有基督教,人类历史会提前多少?!
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17 reviews
November 24, 2020
作为一个新兴民族,同化被征服者是最快的强大自己的方式也是简单的直觉,而在自身不断壮大后,能够继续建造阿皮亚大道,这就成了一个民族的特质了。读完这本书,当我再想起罗马的时候,我想到的是一个个鲜活的罗马人,和他们的罗马共同体,而另外一些地方,令人想起的是遥不可及的庙堂之上,这大概就是“我们的”和“他们的”区别。
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26 reviews2 followers
August 17, 2021
nice chronicle of events. simple analysis though.
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