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Caesar

by Adrian Goldsworthy

First published 2006

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4.6(2,316)

This biography traces Julius Caesar’s life as aristocrat, politician, general, writer and dictator. It follows his career through the politics of the late Republic, the conquest of Gaul, civil war against Pompey and the concentration of power that made his assassination possible.

The book presents Caesar as both a product and accelerator of republican crisis. His military successes, debts, alliances and willingness to risk civil conflict are treated alongside his literary image-making and the institutional weaknesses of Rome.

Historical Periods

Gallic Wars58–50 BCE Caesar’s Civil War49–45 BCE Assassination of Julius Caesar44 BCE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

Pompey106–48 BCE Julius Caesar101 BCE–45 BCE Sullac. 138–78 BCE Cicero107 BCE–44 BCE

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