Retells the life and death of the famous Roman ruler, using contemporary documentation to present him as a skilled general, politician, and orator.
Retells the life and death of the famous Roman ruler, using contemporary documentation to present him as a skilled general, politician, and orator.
More than two thousand years after his death, Julius Caesar remains one of the great figures of history. He shaped Rome for generations, and his name became a synonym for emperor -- not only in Rome but as far away as Germany and Russia. He is best known as the general who defea…
This authoritative and compulsively readable biography portrays one of history's greatest figures in all his dimensions--as priest, poet, general, and triumphant politician. 8 pages of b & w illustrations.
