El águila y la serpiente

Hace 100.000 años al menos seis especies de humanos habitaban la Tierra. Hoy solo queda una, la nuestra: Homo sapiens. ¿Cómo logró nuestra especie imponerse en la lucha por la existencia? ¿Por qué nuestros ancestros recolectores se unieron para crear ciudades y reinos? ¿Cómo llegamos a creer en dioses, en naciones o en los derechos humanos; a confiar en el dinero, en los libros o en las leyes? ¿Cómo acabamos sometidos a la burocracia, a los horarios y al consumismo? ¿Y cómo será el mundo en los milenios venideros? En De animales a dioses Yuval Noah Harari traza una breve historia ...

Dalle prime esperienze politiche a Roma fino alla tragedia di Azio e al suicidio in Egitto, passando per le terre e i campi di battaglia di Gallia, Balcani e Armenia, il percorso di un giovane ambizioso giunto ai massimi gradi del potere, la cui fine segnò anche la fine di un'epoca. Le nostre informazioni su Marco Antonio (circa 83-30 a.C.) derivano soprattutto da ciò che hanno tramandato i suoi nemici. Prima Cicerone e poi la propaganda augustea hanno alimentato l'immagine stereotipata di un uomo d'azione avido e arrogante, dedito ai piaceri e agli eccessi, e schiavo delle donne al punto...

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