**The epic history of three thousand years of faith, fanaticism,
bloodshed, and coexistence, from King David to the 21st century, from
the birth of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to the Israel-Palestine
conflict, from the bestselling author of The Romanovs -
"Impossible to put down.... Vastly enjoyable." --*The New York Times
Book Review
How did this small, remote town become the Holy City, the "center of the
world" and now the key to peace in the Middle East? In a gripping
narrative, Simon Sebag Montefiore reveals this ever-changing city in its
many incarnations, bringing every epoch and character blazingly to life.
Jerusalem's biography is told through the wars, love affairs, and
revelations of the men and women who created, destroyed, chronicled and
believed in Jerusalem. As well as the many ordinary Jerusalemites who
have left their mark on the city, its cast varies from Solomon, Saladin
and Suleiman the Magnificent to Cleopatra, Caligula and Churchill; from
Abraham to Jesus and Muhammad; from the ancient world of Jezebel,
Nebuchadnezzar, Herod and Nero to the modern times of the Kaiser,
Disraeli, Mark Twain, Lincoln, Rasputin, Lawrence of Arabia and Moshe
Dayan.
In this masterful narrative, Simon Sebag Montefiore brings the holy city
to life and draws on the latest scholarship, his own family history, and
a lifetime of study to show that the story of Jerusalem is truly the
story of the world.
