Julius Caesar: A Life

ISBN-13: 9780415364157 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 192 str.

Antony Kamm

Opis

This is a fresh account of Julius Caesar - the brilliant politician and intriguing figure who became sole ruler of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar examines key figures such as Marius, Sulla, Cicero, Mark Antony, Gaius Octavius (emperor Augustus), Calpurnia and Cleopatra, as well as the unnamed warriors who fought for and against him, and politicians who supported and opposed him. Including new translations from classical sources, Antony Kamm sets Caesar's life against the historical, political and social background of the times and addresses key issues:

• Did Caesar destroy the Republic?
• What was the legality of his position and the moral justifications of his actions
• How good a general was he?
• What was his relationship with Cleopatra?
• Why was he assassinated?
• What happened next?

This is Caesar - the lavish spender, the military strategist, a considerable orator and historical writer, and probably the most influential figure of his time - in all his historical glory. Students of Rome and its figures will find this an enthralling, eye-opening addition to their course reading.

Spis treści

Prologue: January 49 bc 1 The world of republican Rome 2 The man in the making 100–73 bc 3 The politician 73–63 bc 4 Praetor and consul 62–59 bc 5 The general: Gaul and Britain 58–55 bc 6 The general: Britain to the Rubicon 54–49 bc 7 The dictator: Civil War 49–48 bc 8 Egyptian interlude 48–47 bc 9 The dictator: Civil War 47–45 bc 10 The Ides of March 44 bc 11 Epilogue 44–27 bc

O autorze

Antony Kamm read Classics and English at Oxford University. He was lecturer in publishing studies at the University of Stirling 1988–95.