Julius Caesar: A Life

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Routledge, Sep 27, 2006 - History - 192 pages

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.

 

Contents

January 49 BC
1
1 THE WORLD OF REPUBLICAN ROME
3
2 THE MAN IN THE MAKING 10073 BC
19
3 THE POLITICIAN 7363 BC
36
4 PRAETOR AND CONSUL 6259 BC
48
Gaul and Britain 5855 BC
62
Britain to the Rubicon 5449 BC
80
Civil War 4948 BC
101
8 EGYPTIAN INTERLUDE 4847 BC
115
Civil War 4745 BC
125
10 THE IDES OF MARCH 44 BC
139
11 EPILOGUE 4427 BC
152
TABLE OF DATES
158
PRINCIPAL SOURCES
160
INDEX
163
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About the author (2006)

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

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