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Julius Caesar (Paperback, New)
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Julius Caesar (Paperback, New)
Series: Greece and Rome Live
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Julius Caesar was, as this book maintains, quite simply the most
famous Roman who ever lived. His influence endures to the present
day: in our 'Julian' calendar of 365.25 days, which he introduced;
in the geographical entity we call France, whose boundaries he
established; and, thanks to his 'invasion' of 55 BCE, his is
virtually the earliest familiar name in the history of Britain.
This introductory book seeks to explore the many facets of his
complex character - his vanity and his vitality, his charisma and
his cruelty. It seeks to set his astounding career and
accomplishments against the background of late republican Rome, so
enabling the reader to understand not only Caesar himself but also
the violent and destructive world in which he grew up. It traces in
detail the sources of his phenomenal rise to power and the deep
unpopularity which ultimately made him 'one of the loneliest men
alive'. Garland pays particular attention to the day of Caesar's
death, which can, like no other day of the ancient world, be
re-constructed on an almost hour-by-hour basis. Caesar's powerful
legacy is also examined, as is his 'reception' in European thought
and culture from antiquity to the present day in a variety of
media, including epic poetry, drama, fiction and film. The book
includes a guide to further reading.
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