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Caesar:

The Life of a Colossus
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Yale University Press, 2006 - Biography & Autobiography - 583 pages
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 chapters during which he was high priest of an exotic cult, captive of pirates, seducer not only of Cleopatra but also of the wives of his two main political rivals, and rebel condemned by his own country. Ultimately, Goldsworthy realizes the full complexity of Caesar’s character and shows why his political and military leadership continues to resonate some two thousand years later.

In the introduction to his biography of the great Roman emperor, Adrian Goldsworthy writes, “Caesar was at times many things, including a fugitive, prisoner, rising politician, army leader, legal advocate, rebel, dictator . . . as well as husband, father, lover and adulterer.” In this landmark biography, Goldsworthy examines Caesar as military leader, all of these roles and places his subject firmly within the context of Roman society in the first century B.C.

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The author is a military writer, and it shows. - Goodreads

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User Review  - Xarah - Goodreads

This was a pretty dense book. It had a lot of interesting information about Caesar and the ancient world at this time and seemed to be very well researched. I did get bogged down with Goldsworthy's ... Read full review

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A great biography of an amazing man. Does a good job of explaining what is known about his life, and what might simply be propaganda. Read full review

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About the author (2006)

Adrian Goldsworthy read history at Oxford and is the author of The Roman Army at War, The Punic Wars, and other books about the ancient world. He lives in Wales.

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TitleCaesar: The Life of a Colossus
A Phoenix paperback
AuthorAdrian Keith Goldsworthy
Editionillustrated
PublisherYale University Press, 2006
ISBN0300120486, 9780300120486
Length583 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Biography & Autobiography / Royalty
History / Ancient / Rome
  
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