TYRANT
Book ID/图书代码： 05250006B01514
English Summary/英文概要： The thundering new historical epic from the bestselling master of the genre Sicily 412 BC: the infinite duel between a man and a superpower begins. The man is Dionysius, who has just made himself Tyrant of Syracuse. The superpower Carthage, mercantile megalopolis and mistress of the seas. Over the next eight years, Dionysius’ brutal military conquests will strike down countless enemies and many friends to make Syracuse the most powerful Greek city west of mainland Greece. He builds the largest army of antiquity and invents horrific war machines to use against the Carthaginians, who he will fight in five wars. But who was Dionysius? Historians have condemned him as one of the most ruthless, egocentric despots. But he was also patron of the arts, a dramatist, poet and tender lover.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 公元前412年的西西里岛：一个男人和一个超级大国之间无限的决战开即。这个男人便是被后世称为（意大利西西里岛东部一港市）锡拉库扎的暴君狄俄尼索斯。超级大国迦太基、商业繁华大都市和昔日的海上霸王。
在接下来的八年时间里，狄俄尼索斯的铁骑征服击败了无数的敌人，在众人的扶持下，让锡拉库扎成为希腊内陆最为富庶强悍的一座城市。他建立了古代最大的军队，并发明了可怕的战争机器，用来对付即将在接下去五年战时中迦太基人。
但狄俄尼索斯的本尊有是怎样的呢？历史学家都谴责他是最为无情，最以自我为中心的独裁者之一。但他同时也是艺术、剧作家、诗人和温柔情圣的捐助人。(Sandy)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 曼弗瑞迪（Valerio Massimo Manfredi）意大利的历史学家，也是新闻记者和考古学家。他在米兰大学教授正统考古学（Classical Archaeology），也常出现在欧洲各电视台的节目中。迄今他已出版了七本小说，其中包括极为畅销的亚历山大三部曲。
为了书写三部曲，他曾驾驶吉普车，循着这位帝王远征的路径一路东行，亲身体会两千年前这位伟大帝王，强烈的激情与不凡的一生。路途中，他曾数次被捕、被军队找麻烦。而脱险之道是「解释自己是学者，是爱好和平人士，然后请他们吃意大利面。」有一次，为了赶到约旦的首都安曼去做一场重要演讲，他只好抢了辆吉普车，彻夜未眠横越沙漠。曼弗瑞迪认为，创造历史的是人的情感----对于权力、爱情、财富，以及性的渴望，探索这些情感，为的是能更加逼近可能的真相。
Valerio Massimo Manfredi is professor of classical archaeology at Luigi Bocconi University in Milan. He has carried out a number of expeditions and excavations in many sites throughout the Mediterranean, and has taught in Italian and international universities. He has published numerous articles and academic books, mainly on military and trade routes and exploration in the ancient world.
He has published nine works of fiction, including the "Alexander" trilogy translated into 24 languages in 38 countries. He has written and hosted international documentaries on the ancient world and has written scripts for cinema and television as well.
He lives with his family in the countryside near Bologna, Italy.
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