Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC in Ancient Rome. After an unspectacular beginning, he was elected consul in 59 BC. It was his methods rather than his political programme that made men turn against him, and strike him down on the Ides of March 44 BC. This work tells the story of Rome's greatest leader.
Looks at the life and accomplishments of the ancient Roman general and leader.
This biography situates Julius Caesar within the wider context of the crisis of the Roman Republic. The author begins his account with an exposition of the upbringing and education of...
This legendary Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans.
Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of the great Roman emperor's life, Goldsworthy covers not only the great Roman emperor's accomplishments as charismatic orator, conquering general, and powerful dictator but also lesser-known...
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His unfinished account of the continuing struggle with Pomepy's heirs and followers is completed by the three anonymous accounts of the Alexandrian, African, and Spanish Wars, which bring the story down to within a year of Caesar's ...
The story of the most famous assassination in history, dramatically narrated in the historical context of Rome's ongoing civil wars.
This edition of one of Shakespeare's best known and most frequently performed plays argues for Julius Caesar as a new kind of political play, a radical departure from contemporary practice, combining fast action and immediacy with ...
Between 58 and 50 BC Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium and Switzerland, and twice invaded Britain. This is the record of his campaigns.
In a national bestseller, an outspoken leader of the Catholic Church tackles some of the tough moral issues that divide America, defending the right of religious people to express their beliefs, and arguing that a dual commitment to faith ...