Mike Duncan es uno de los podcasters de historia más importantes del mundo. Su aclamada serie "La Historia de Roma" estableció un estándar de oro para la narrativa histórica episódica, inspirando a una generación de oyentes. Su serie actual, "Revoluciones", explora las grandes revoluciones políticas de la historia y es uno de los podcasts de historia más populares a nivel mundial. El primer libro de Duncan, que se centra en los inicios del fin de la República Romana, se publicó en octubre de 2017. Su obra se caracteriza por una profunda comprensión del pasado y la habilidad de presentar eventos históricos complejos de manera accesible y atractiva.
From the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and host of the Revolutions podcast comes the thrilling story of the Marquis de Lafayette's lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equality
Mike Duncan's popular podcast, The History of Rome and Revolutions, packed facts, dry humor and historical parallels into easily digestible 20-minute episodes. His new book, The Storm Before The Storm, focuses on the decades that led up to the fall of the Republic. From income inequality to questions about who does and doesn't deserve citizenship to the rise of populism, it's consistently surprising how the issues we're facing today were relevant two millennia ago. And if you're worried about those parallels, this book provides a dose of reassurance. We're divided, but hey, at least we're not laying siege to our political rivals' cities just yet!-National Public Radio, Best Books of 2017